While Mesa Verde is undoubtedly the most iconic example of Native American ruins in Colorado, the Painted Hand Pueblo is ...

They also understood the importance of solar orientation. The ancient Puebloans built entire communities under the overhang of south-facing cliffs. This orientation ensured their buildings were ...

built by the ancestors of the Pueblo Indians nearly 1,000 years earlier. At first it seemed that Mesa Verde might suffer the same fate as smaller ancient sites discovered in the Four Corners area ...