Why the Mesa Verde people eventually left their homes may never be known. Indeed, they lived in the cliff dwellings for only about the last 75 to 100 years of their occupation of Mesa Verde.

Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to ... believes that Irwin hiked the Petroglyph Point Trail in Mesa Verde National Park on January 15, 2024,” the database ...

Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado protects and preserves the cultural heritage of 26 tribes of Ancestral Pueblo people. Mesa Verde National Park’s history begins long before its ...

The man’s vehicle and phone were found in the park at the time he went missing The remains of a man reported missing in Mesa Verde National Park on Jan. 15, 2024, were found Friday, according to ...

MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (WISH) — After being missing since 2024, an Indianapolis man’s body was found at the Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. The body of 73-year-old Thomas Irwin ...

Simultaneous rallies Friday morning will demonstrate support of federal public lands and employees in Montezuma County. They’ll be at Mesa Verde National Park, the Dolores Public Lands Office and ...

This area has more cliff dwellings than some of the other living situations and features most of the sites people come to Mesa Verde to explore. This incredible Cliff dwelling has over 150 rooms ...

The allure of this park is not only the remarkable ruins, but also the mystery of the people who inhabited them. This is a photo of me climbing the ladder up to Spruce Tree House at Mesa Verde N.P. in ...

Mesa Verde was a new kind of national park, meant to celebrate not majestic scenery, but a prehistoric culture and its people. Meet some of the remarkable individuals who helped create America's ...

Thomas Irwin went missing early last year while hiking the Petroglyph Point Trail. He was last seen Jan. 15, 2024, and was reported missing by his family the following day.

Some of the most well-known and well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites in existence are protected within Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado. The park contains over 5,000 ...