Dirt, Water, Stone: A Century of Preserving Mesa Verde

Kathleen Fiero

ISBN 1-887805-19-2, 6” x 9”, COLOR, 230 pages
Price: $15.95

 

They stood empty for centuries, simple dwellings, small villages, and large complexes in the mesa and canyon country
of what is now Southwest Colorado. The forces of weather and geology had taken their toll, but many remained remarkably intact.
In the late 19th century they were explored, excavated, and plundered for the pottery, baskets, tools, and even human remains
they contained. Establishment of Mesa Verde National Park was their only hope for long-term preservation,
but it would be a never-ending challenge. Dirt, Water, Stone is the story of that challenge, from the earliest preservation projects
to the lessons still being revealed by the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde today.

 

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