Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, Colorado: modern steps beside hand-and-toeholds used in AD1200s by the Anasazi to access their multi-storey cliff dwellings.
Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, Colorado: modern steps beside hand-and-toeholds used in the AD1200s by the Anasazi to access their village of multi-storey houses in a large cave in the sandstone canyon wall. The steps form part of the modern exit trail from the SE end of Cliff Palace up onto the mesa top.
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Location: Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
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