Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in North America. The structure built by the Ancestral Puebloans is located in Mesa Verde National Park in their former homeland region. The cliff dwelling and park are in Montezuma County, in the southwestern corner of Colorado, in the Southwestern United States.
Tree-ring dating indicates that construction and refurbishing of Cliff Palace was continuous approximately from 1190 CE through 1260 CE, although the major portion of the building was done within a 20-year time span. The Ancestral Puebloans, also known as Anasazi, who constructed this cliff dwelling and the others like it at Mesa Verde were driven to these defensible positions by "increasing competition amidst changing climatic conditions". 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.
had a dream this morning that i was going to college with karlach and she kept ditching classes bc she was having panic attacks 👍 gortash was also there and communicated his pleasure and/or displeasure with people by walking up to them, shoving his phone in their face, and showing them a gif of himself either nodding with a thumbs up or frowning and shaking his head with a thumbs down.
This game was so fun and I’m so glad that we won. The home fans I interacted with were really nice which was very appreciated cause I was super nervous going to an away game. I got to see all our boys!! But it also made me very homesick cause I should be able to get to see them at home and I don’t cause it’s too far away now.