Project Gutenberg 2011-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 73 United States. Department of the Interior Interior, United States Dept. of the United States. Dept. of the Interior Mesa Verde [Colorado] National Park Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Tom Cosmas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Mesa Verde [Colorado] National Park" by United States Department of the Interior is a governmental publication written in the late 1930s. This work serves as a comprehensive guide to the archaeological and historical significance of Mesa Verde National Park, detailing its cliff dwellings, the prehistoric inhabitants, and preserving rules for visitors. The narrative likely centers around the ancient Pueblo cultures that once thrived in this region and the efforts taken to conserve their ruins for future generations. The beginning of the publication establishes the importance of Mesa Verde as a site rich in history, showcasing a timeline of notable events related to the park's discovery and excavation. It highlights the various cultures that occupied the area—from early Basket Makers to the more advanced cliff dwelling societies—while also detailing the breathtaking natural beauty and geography that attracted them. The opening pages emphasize the park's strategic significance as a refuge and dwelling for its prehistoric inhabitants, setting the stage for further exploration of the specific ruins and cultural practices that visitors can learn about throughout the guide. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/35936/35936-h/images/coverpage.png en Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.) F721 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 157430 153975 2024-09-15T09:15:32.823860 2023-09-15T14:28:23.434654 text/html text/html 148289 2011-04-22T17:26:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1572985 2011-04-22T17:28:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1430294 2024-09-15T09:15:41.077822 application/epub+zip 1431510 2024-09-15T09:15:35.882825 application/epub+zip 108427 2024-09-15T09:15:33.627842 application/epub+zip 2020292 2024-09-15T09:15:43.674817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2002699 2024-09-15T09:15:38.776848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160188 2022-09-16T12:32:46.663838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131565 131464 2024-09-15T09:15:32.359850 2023-09-15T14:28:23.014671 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 131340 2011-04-22T17:26:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 46361 2011-04-22T17:27:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 131338 2011-04-22T17:27:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46330 2011-04-22T17:27:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19793 2024-09-15T09:15:43.814778 application/rdf+xml 24308 2024-09-15T09:15:33.719830 image/jpeg 3989 2024-09-15T09:15:33.673847 image/jpeg 1573959 2024-09-15T09:15:32.873875 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog