Indians of the Mesa Verde Tapa blanda -

Mesa Verde Museum Association. Softcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. In Very Good+ condition. A history of Ancestral Pueblo Indians of Mesa Verde, Colorado. Mesa Verde Nat'l Park, established 1906 is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Composed of 52,485 acres near the Four Corners region, it boasts of some 5,000 sites including 600 cliff dwellings is surrounded by the Great Basin, the San Juan Basin & the Rio Grande Valley. It's basket-weaving culture emerged 750 AD along with farming of corn, beans, and squash. Region, plagued by droughts, led to migration to the more hospitable Arizona & New Mexico. 188 pgs,10 chapters, photo illustrated, in 2 parts: Part I, People of the Mesa Verde: 1, Echoes of the Past; 2, Discovery; 3, Life in Ancient Times; 4, Spring; 5, Summer; 6, Autumn; 7, Winter; and 8, The End of the Story. Part II, The Archaeological Background: 9, Origin of the American Indian; and 10, Archaeology of the Mesa Verde.