Ancient Echos
"Explore a cliff dwelling with a vertical tower and other buildings in Mesa Verde National Park through Jerry Fleury's Artist-in-Residence photography. Discover more captivating images in the Mesa Verde Gallery."
"Explore a cliff dwelling with a vertical tower and other buildings in Mesa Verde National Park through Jerry Fleury's Artist-in-Residence photography. Discover more captivating images in the Mesa Verde Gallery."
"Explore a cliff dwelling with a vertical tower and other buildings in Mesa Verde National Park through Jerry Fleury's Artist-in-Residence photography. Discover more captivating images in the Mesa Verde Gallery."
Mesa Verde, located in Colorado, is renowned for its cliff dwellings, built by the Ancestral Puebloans between 600 and 1300 AD. These structures, carved into the sandstone cliffs, include famous sites like Cliff Palace and Spruce Tree House. The cliff dwellings were part of a larger community of agriculturalists who farmed on the mesa tops above. By the late 1200s, the inhabitants began to migrate away due to factors such as drought, resource depletion, and social pressures. Today, Mesa Verde is a UNESCO World Heritage site, offering a glimpse into the ingenuity and lifestyle of the Ancestral Puebloan people
