The incredible history of an ancient civilization of

Ancestral Puebloans

Mesa Verde

*The atlatl helped the ancestral puebloans hunt

until they got the bow and arrow 1,000 years ago

*Cliff Palace

60-100 people once lived here

*Cliff Palacethe largest group dwelling at Mesa

Verde

Economic Center. The 3 sisters were grown on top

of this cliff

*Hand holds to use when climbing to garden or

down for water

Adobe bricks over 1,000 years old

Chaco Canyon, NM

Ancestral Puebloans would travel to Chaco to trade

goods

*The largest kiva at Chaco Canyon

*Largest dwelling at Chaco