Spruce Tree House Anasazi cliff dwelling, Mesa Verde, Colorado. Detail of coloured design drawn on to wall plaster of 3 story building, and vigas.

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Spruce Tree House Anasazi cliff dwelling, Mesa Verde, Colorado. Detail of coloured design drawn on to wall plaster of back wall of 3 story building -not known if symbolic or purely decorative. Surviving vigas (rough hewn timber) would have supported ceiling/floors. Window, or entrance to back room.

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Size: 3543px × 2473px
Location: Mesa Verde, Colorado, USA
Photo credit: © Jean Williamson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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