Secrets of Mesa Verde: Cliff Dwellings of the Pueblo

By Gail Fay

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!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Dec 21, 2015
• ISBN: 9781515730347

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 A CITY OF STONE

CHAPTER 2 DIGGING UP MESA VERDE

CHAPTER 3 THE ANCESTRAL PUEBLOANS

CHAPTER 4 MESA VERDE ABANDONED

CHAPTER 5 PROTECTING MESA VERDE

GLOSSARY

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CRITICAL THINKING USING THE COMMON CORE

INTERNET SITES

INDEX

CHAPTER ONE

A CITY OF STONE

On a cold morning in December 1888, two cowboys set off on horseback. They were searching for lost cattle in southwest Colorado. As the men rode, snow began to fall. They could not see very far ahead.

The area had many steep cliffs. Richard Wetherill and Charles Mason did not want to fall over a cliff, so they got off their horses and started walking. They came to the edge of a mesa and looked across the canyon. The men could not believe what they saw. In an alcove under the mesa top was a city made of stone. They had found Mesa Verde!