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Cliff Palace was abandoned by 1300, though debate is ongoing as to the cause. Some contend that a series of megadroughts interrupting food production systems was the main cause. Cliff Palace was rediscovered in 1888 by Richard Wetherill and Charlie Mason while they were looking for stray cattle. [2] [3] [4]
Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. [32] A severe drought from 1130 to 1180 led to rapid depopulation in many parts of the San Juan Basin, particularly at Chaco Canyon. As the extensive Chacoan system collapsed, people increasingly migrated to Mesa Verde, causing major population growth in the area.
Cliff Palace, named by Wetherill, is the largest cliff dwelling in the United States and had been undisturbed for almost 700 years since abandoned by the Ancestral Puebloans. Richard Wetherill along with his father B.K. Wetherill, brothers Al, John and Win, extended family, and neighbors explored Cliff Palace, digging, excavating, cataloging ...
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English: Mural 30, on the third floor of a rectangular tower (more accurately a room block) at Cliff Palace, is painted red against a white wall. The mural includes geometric shapes that are thought to portray the landscape. This mural is similar to murals inside other cliff dwellings, including Spruce Tree House and Balcony House.
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The Cliff Palace guided tour is a must-do at Mesa Verde National Park. Although you can get a great view of Cliff Palace without taking the tour, the tour makes it so much better. Date: 30 July 2010, 08:30: Source: Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park: Author: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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