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Mesa Verde National Park

Address: US 160
Vicinity: 10 mi E of Cortez
US County of Montezuma County in Colorado

Type: Natural Environ

Travel Genus: Sight
Sight Category: Historic District

As Noted In: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die, B E S Publishing
As Noted In: US National Park, US National Park Service
As Noted In: US National Register of Historic Places, US National Park Service
As Noted In: World Heritage List, UNESCO

Preserving the Works of Man

Mesa Verde, Spanish for green table, offers a spectacular look into the lives of the Ancestral Pueblo people who made it their home for over 700 years, from AD 600 to 1300. Today the park protects nearly 5000 known archeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings. These sites are some of the most notable and best preserved in the United States. - NPS

Places
Name of Notable	Genus	AsNotedIn	Address	Proximity	Area
Name	Genus	AsNotedIn	Address	Proximity	Area
Cliff Palace	Sight	1001 Bld
Mesa Verde Administrative District	Sight	NRHP US NHL		Area at head of Spruce Canyon off park service road

Places

Name of Notable

Genus

AsNotedIn

Address

Proximity

Area

Name

Genus

AsNotedIn

Address

Proximity

Area

Cliff Palace

Sight

1001 Bld

Mesa Verde Administrative District

Sight

NRHP
US NHL

Area at head of Spruce Canyon off park service road

Particulars for Mesa Verde National Park:
Cultural Affiliation	Anasazi
Area of Significance	Architecture
Criteria	Architecture-Engineering
Criteria	Exemplar
Owner	Federal
Sight Category	Historic District
Criteria	Information Potential
Cultural Affiliation	Mesa Verde Culture
Historic Use	Multiple dwelling
Level of Significance	National
Cultural Affiliation	Native American
Locale Type	Natural Environ
Area of Significance	Prehistoric
Historic Use	Village site

Particulars for Mesa Verde National Park:

Cultural Affiliation

Anasazi

Area of Significance

Architecture

Criteria

Architecture-Engineering

Criteria

Exemplar

Owner

Federal

Sight Category

Historic District

Criteria

Information Potential

Cultural Affiliation

Mesa Verde Culture

Historic Use

Multiple dwelling

Level of Significance

National

Cultural Affiliation

Locale Type

Area of Significance

Historic Use

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number:	66000251
Resource Type:
Owner:	Federal
Architect:	unknown
Architectural Style:	No style listed
Nominator Name:	National Park

PLACE DETAILS

Registry Name:

Registry Address:

Registry Number:

66000251

Resource Type:

Owner:

Federal

Architect:

unknown

Architectural Style:

No style listed

Nominator Name:

National Park

CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance:	National
Area of Significance:	Prehistoric, Native American, Architecture
Applicable Criteria:	Event, Architecture-Engineering, Information Potential
Cultural Affiliation:	Anasazi
Period of Significance:	1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 499-0 AD
Historic Function:	Domestic
Historic Sub-Function:	Village site, Multiple dwelling
Current Function:	Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function:	Museum

CULTURAL DETAILS

Level of Significance:

National

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric, Native American, Architecture

Applicable Criteria:

Event, Architecture-Engineering, Information Potential

Cultural Affiliation:

Anasazi

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 499-0 AD

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-Function:

Village site, Multiple dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation and Culture

Current Sub-Function:

Museum

United States of America

Colorado

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