A close up of one of the windows at the Cliff Palace of Mesa Verde in full sunlight with the back of the dwelling still falling into a shade creating a nice contrast highlighting the patterns and textures of the rocks. Visiting places like this is always a great comparison to our life styles today. It is also very impressive to see how ingenious and inventive the people were given what they had to work with.

"Recent studies reveal that Cliff Palace contained 150 rooms and 23 kivas and had a population of approximately 100 people." "An average man was about 5'4" to 5'5" (163cm) tall, while an average woman was 5' to 5'1" (152cm)." "Most people lived an average of 32-34 years, however some people did live into their 50s and 60s. Approximately 50% of the children died before they reached the age of five." ... nps.gov

Mesa Verde (green table) was the home of Pueblo People between 600 and 1300 AD. They were mainly farmers growing crops on nearby mesas. Their primary crop was corn. Men were also hunters. Puebloan women are famous for their elegant basket weaving and pottery. The Puebloans kept no written records. ... Wikipedia

Today's Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado protects about 600 cliff dwellings. The park was established in 1906 by Theodore Roosevelt.

References: Cliff Palace - Mesa Verde National Park