Square Tower House

The Ancestral Puebloans inhabited Mesa Verde for more than 700 years (550 A.D. to 1300 A.D.), but for the first six centuries, they primarily lived on the mesa tops. It was not until the final 75 to 100 years that they constructed and lived in the cliff dwellings for which Mesa Verde is known. The cliff dwellings were abandoned by 1300 A.D. The reason for the sudden departure remains a mystery.

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                                                               | Item # 0221 |   | Edition of 250 |