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In September of 1978 the World Heritage Convention of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and cultural Organization selected Mesa Verde National Park to be a WORLD HERITAGE CULTURAL SITE in recognition of the significance of the ancient Pueblo culture that flourished here between the sixth and thirteenth centuries. this is indeed a unique honor of international importance, in that Mesa Verde was one of the first seven sites selected in the...
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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In 1888, two cowboys spotted something strange at the base of some rocky reddish-yellow cliffs in southwestern Colorado. There, carved into the side of a plateau, was a hidden village of buildings and towers filled with empty windows. The men climbed down to explore the strange cliff dwellings and found hidden staircases and hundreds of rooms, some filled with children's toys, bowls, axes--and even skeletons! Who were the mysterious people who had...
7) Mesa Verde
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National park novels volume 2
Pub. Date
c1997
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Two Colorado cowboys searching for strayed cattle during a harsh snow storm discover the remains of an ancient city built into the side of a huge cliff. It is the ruined city of the Anasazi Indians, a civilization lost for over a thousand years. This is the story of how Mesa Verde, the cliff city, came to be. It is 400 A.D. at the Animus river Valley in what is now Northwestern New Mexico, and Echata, the leader of the Raven Clan, was concerned for...
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Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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Climb the arid slopes of Colorado to discover the cave dwellings of the ancestral Pueblo Indians. Why were the homes built in the cliffs? How were they used and why did the Pueblo move? Travel along with scientists to find out how their discoveries shed light on the mysteries surrounding this important historical site. Unlocking the secrets of the past is just an artifact away!
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[2021]
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"A personal and historical exploration of the Bears Ears country and the fight to save a national monument. The Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah, created by President Obama in 2016 and eviscerated by President Trump in 2017, contains more archaeological sites than any other region in the United States. It's also a spectacularly beautiful landscape, a mosaic of sandstone canyons and bold mesas and buttes. This wilderness, now threatened...
Pub. Date
2006
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Whether investigating ancient tunnels, crossing the icy waters of Lake Titicaca, or scaling the peaks of the Alps, explorer and survival expert Josh Bernstein takes viewers on a rollicking quest to unlock the world's greatest mysteries. Includes: 13 episodes on four discs; "History in the Making" featurette and Biography of Josh Bernstein.
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©2004
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Sheltered form the centuries, the Cliff Dwellings cling to sandstone ledges ... as if clinging to another time. The stone villages of Mesa Verde serve as our best window into the world of the ancient Puebloans. What happened here? Discover the fascinating story of Ancient America and the pueblo builders who made this remote, high plateau their home so long ago. Mesa Verde is not only one of America's most important parks preserving the prehistoric...
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