Mesa Verde — Mug House Cliff Cliff Overlook
Ancestral Puebloan Pueblo III (1200–1300 CE)·Ancestral Puebloan (Hisatsinom)·🇺🇸 Colorado, Montezuma County, Mesa Verde National Park, Mug House, Wetherill Mesa, United States
About
About Mesa Verde — Mug House Cliff Cliff Overlook
Mesa Verde Mug House excavated by Rohn 1960s, 80 rooms, backcountry ranger permit only. Recorded context — Period: Ancestral Puebloan Pueblo III (1200–1300 CE); Culture: Ancestral Puebloan (Hisatsinom); Field status: excavated; Materials: sandstone, adobe; Condition: preserved — NPS backcountry.
Why it mattersKey Ancestral Puebloan (Hisatsinom) ancient-village with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade network extent
- 02Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Observatory
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1200 CE
- Period
- Ancestral Puebloan Pueblo III (1200–1300 CE)
- Culture
- Ancestral Puebloan (Hisatsinom)
- Purpose
- 80-room cliff dwelling with 4 kivas — lesser Mesa cliff house below Wetherill, 20 m alcove
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1955
- Excavation
- Excavated
1890 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Mesa Verde — Mug House Cliff Cliff Overlook
c. 1200 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Mesa Verde — Mug House Cliff Cliff Overlook
On the ground
Structures & features
37.1660° N · 108.4830° W · 2140 m · 3 mapped features
- Mesa Verde — Mug House Cliff Cliff Overlook — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Mesa Verde — Mug House Cliff Cliff Overlook — hydraulic feature37.1650° N · 108.4817° W
- Mesa Verde — Mug House Cliff Cliff Overlook — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Mesa Verde — Mug House Cliff Cliff Overlook — subsidiary complex37.1658° N · 108.4821° W
- Mesa Verde — Mug House Cliff Cliff Overlook — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Mesa Verde — Mug House Cliff Cliff Overlook — primary structure37.1669° N · 108.4831° W
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