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	Official Website for Mesa Verde National Park
		Protection for the dwellings came with the establishment of Mesa Verde in 1906, yet it was not until 1909 that Jesse Walter Fewkes of the Smithsonian Institution excavated and first stabilized Cliff Palace.
		Out of the nearly 600 cliff dwellings concentrated within the boundaries of the park, 75% contain only 1-5 rooms each, and many are single room storage units.
		If you visit Cliff Palace you will enter an exceptionally large dwelling which may have had special significance to the original occupants.
	www.nps.gov /meve/cliff_dwellings/cliff_palace_discovery.htm (369 words)

	Cliff Palace - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in North America.
		Cliff Palace is a large, impressive ruin built into an alcove in a sandstone cliff.
		Tree ring dating indicates that construction and refurbishing of Cliff Palace was continuous from c.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Cliff_Palace (449 words)

	National Park Service (Superintendent's Annual Reports: Mesa Verde)
		Cliff Palace is three times as large as the latter ruin, and the problem of its preservation was much complicated by the terraced front.
		The arrangement of houses in a cliff dwelling of the size of Cliff Palace is characteristic and intimately associated with the distribution of the social divisions of the inhabitants.
		No roof in Cliff Palace was found intact, the beams of all having been torn from the walls, but the line of holes in the latter, indicating their former presence, show the method of insertion of rafters.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/reports/meve/1909d.htm (11053 words)

	Cliff Palace -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in (A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama) North America.
		Cliff Palace is a large, impressive ruin built into an alcove in a sandstone cliff.
		Archaeologists believe that the Cliff Palace was contained two communities and this kiva was used to integrate the two communities.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cl/cliff_palace.htm (506 words)

	Site History - Cliff Palace, Chapin Mesa
		Cliff Palace is at an elevation of 6790' (2270 m) with pinyon and juniper the dominant overstory plants.
		Cliff Palace is the largest village in a cluster of cliff dwelling villages.
		Cliff Palace, the largest village on the Mesa Verde, was built on a different mesa east of Mug House, with most of the extant construction built at the end of the construction period for Mug House.
	www.design.upenn.edu /hspv/mesaverde/site_cliffpalace.htm (3446 words)

	CC Field Archaeology
		Upon walking up close to Cliff Palace it was observed that the masonry varied considerably between the structures.
		Unlike the cliff dwellings of Cliff Palace and Balcony House, Sun Temple was clearly built along a preconceived plan as there is consistent, nice pecked masonry and the presence of bonded walls verses abutted ones.
		This Pueblo III cliff dwelling is located near a large spring at the head of a canyon and has 114 rooms and 8 kivas.
	www.coloradocollege.edu /Dept/AN/FieldArchWebsite/Sept10.htm (1631 words)

	Cliff Palace, Colorado - Picture - ninemsn Encarta
		Cliff Palace, Colorado - Picture - ninemsn Encarta
		The Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park, located in southwest Colorado, was built by the ancestors of the Pueblo people.
		The cliffs provided the Pueblo with safe shelter from harsh weather conditions and enemies.
	au.encarta.msn.com /media_461552172/Cliff_Palace_Colorado.html (43 words)

	Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde - Picture - MSN Encarta
		Cliff Palace is the largest of the dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, with 220 rooms.
		For centuries the Anasazi lived on top of cliffs, but about ad 1200 or 1300 they began building their settlements in eroded alcoves beneath the rims.
		The ruins of the rectangular rooms, ceremonial towers, and circular kivas (underground chambers) of Cliff Palace are visible here.
	encarta.msn.com /media_701508390/Cliff_Palace_Mesa_Verde.html (96 words)

	Cliff Palace Pond, Daniel Boone National Forest
		Cliff Palace Pond itself changed little during this period.
		Cliff Palace Pond, as it has been for the last 7,300 years, is a small pond surrounded by forest.
		Cliff Palace Pond was chosen because (1) it was located on a ridge crest where it would reflect changes from only a small area; (2) it was situated adjacent to a variety of archaeological sites; and (3) it had good potential for containing a long and well-preserved pollen and charcoal record.
	www.fs.fed.us /r8/boone/districts/london/cliff_palace.shtml (9783 words)

	I libri di Natonga: culture native americane, Mesa Verde - Cliff Palace
		Cliff Palace, the crowning glory of the Cliff Dwellers, was a silent, deserted city.
		Cliff Palace is really built of the hopes and desires, the loves and hates, the joys and sorrows of an industrious people.
		Cliff Palace was the name they gave it, an inspiring name for the greatest structure the Cliff Dwellers ever built.
	www.natale.to /libri/cliff-palace.htm (5914 words)

	cliff Palce.html (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This is Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde (green table) Colorado.
		Cliff Palace is made out of sand stone.
		The Indians made there houses on the side of cliffs because it was cool in the summer, and the other Indians could not attack them.
	www.fortschools.org /rockwell/cliffPalace.html (96 words)

	Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park - Colorado Trip Planning Resources (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cliff Palace is an exceptionally large dwelling which may have had special significance for the original occupants.
		Although they used the cliff alcoves consistently throughout the time they were in the area, they did not build the cliff dwellings as such until around AD 1200.
		The tower-like structure behind the kiva to the south is one of the tallest sections of Cliff Palace.
	goamericanwest.com /colorado/mesaverde/mvnpcliffpalace.shtml (988 words)

	Cliff Palace - TheBestLinks.com - Ancient Pueblo Peoples, Colorado, North America, Dendrochronology, ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cliff Palace, Ancient Pueblo Peoples, Colorado, North America, Dendrochronology...
		Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in North America.
		Cliff Palace contains 23 kivas, round sunken rooms of ceremonial importance.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Cliff_Palace.html (498 words)

	Celebrating the man-made wonders of Mesa Verde \| Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
		Cliff Palace tours are held until Nov. 4; Balcony House, until Oct. 9.
		The cliff dwellings were built by a group of people whom archaeologists refer to as Ancestral Puebloans.
		Cliff Palace's 150 rooms include walls up to four stories high, nine storage rooms on an upper ledge, and 21 "kivas,'' deep round pits used for ceremonies and other community activities.
	www.chron.com /disp/story.mpl/travel/destinations/related/colorado/3992617.html (1089 words)

	Cliff Richard Message Board: Memories - 1980 - 23.7.80 - Cliff Richard OBE - Investiture (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cliff Richard made a colourful break with tradition today, when he went to Buckingham Palace to collect his OBE.
		He said: "I didn't bring my top hat today, but I did remember my flag." A palace spokeswomen said: "Either morning dress or a dark lounge suit are acceptable, and as he is wearing a dark suit that sounds perfectly all right.
		Cliff 39 who has been in showbiz for 22 years left The Palace for a champagne lunch.
	www.cliffrichard.org /discus/messages/6941/57861.html (707 words)

	Archaeology Wordsmith (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is a multi-story pueblo with more than 200 rooms and 23 kivas, abandoned at the end of the 13th century AD, along with the rest of mesa Verde, after being occupied a very short time.
		It is the image of a brick facade to a palace or enclosure, with a rectangular space above.
		It is believed to have been modeled on the design of the earliest royal residences beginning in the Early Dynastic period.
	www.reference-wordsmith.com /cgi-bin/lookup.cgi?category=&where=headword&terms=palace (275 words)

	Mesa Verde, A Photo Gallery by James Q. Jacobs
		Cliff Palace, in Mesa Verde National Park, was built around 1200 A.D. The large pueblo contains more than 200 small rooms plus kivas.
		This is a telescopic view of Cliff Palace from near Sun Temple.
		Cliff Palace is the largest pueblo on Mesa Verde, and the largest cliff dwelling.
	www.jqjacobs.net /southwest/mesa_verde.html (202 words)

	Mesa Verde National Park
		Long House, Cliff Palace, and Balcony House are open only to ranger-guided tours.
		Cliff Palace is just one of nearly 600 cliff dwellings concentrated in the park; however, it is the largest in North America.
		Cliff Palace is impressively big and has the lots of ladders to climb.
	eduscapes.com /mm/trips/mesa/mesa.htm (1220 words)

	Mesa Verde's Cliff Palace Stamp Story.
		The most notable of the cliff dwellings are Cliff Palace in Cliff Canyon, which contains more than 200 rooms and 23 kivas (ceremonial chambers); Spruce Tree House in Spruce Tree Canyon, with 114 rooms and 8 kivas; and Balcony House in Soda Canyon, a small cliff dwelling of 38 rooms and 2 kivas.
		Cliff Palace, long a source of wonder and amazement, was honored this year with its image included in a United States Postal Service’s commemorative stamp collection.
		Cliff Palace served as a community center for the Ancestral Puebloan people who lived in the Four Corners for more than 1000 years.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/902530 (812 words)

	Cliff Palace
		Of the many examples of these remains in the park, Cliff Palace, Spruce Tree House, and Balcony House are the most important because they concisely and completely cover the range of life and the fulness of development.
		One of the most striking buildings in Cliff Palace is the Round Tower, two stories high, which not only was an observatory, as is indicated by its peep-holes, but also served purposes in religious festivals.
		The ledge under which Cliff Palace is built forms a roof that overhangs the structure.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles14/national-parks-61.shtml (2295 words)

	Fodor's Travel Guides \| Forums Messages
		Cliff Palace and Balcony house are on the same "mesa".
		We did Cliff Palace and Long House in a single day, one AM and the other PM, last July.
		I have a problem with height and ladders and the Cliff Palace was a bit of a stretch for me. The walk/climb into the final ladder is built into the rock and it is kind of a tight, crowded space with someone standing before and behind you.
	www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=1&tid=34596910&numresponses=10&start=0 (827 words)

	Mesa Verde National Park Sights Page
		All of the cliff dwellings are located at approximately 7,000 feet elevation and involve moderately strenuous physical activity.
		The Cliff Palace has ranger-led tours from mid Apr to mid Nov. Visitors must obtain a ticket for the tours at the Far West View Visitor Center the day of their visit.
		Cliff Palace faces west and is best photographed in the late afternoon.
	www.mesa.verde.national-park.com /sights.htm (2388 words)

	Latest News: Christmas at Hampton Court Palace
		As the bagpipes played, the guests were led into the Palace along an avenue of flaming torches, into the welcome reception where they were greeted by Sir Cliff and a glass of champagne.
		The Cliff Richard Tennis Foundation is a registered charity and we're totally totally dependant on the generosity of sponsors and supporters.
		Cliff thanked all for attending and wished everyone a very Merry Christmas, but the final word went to Sarah, The Duchess of York who took to the stage to thank Cliff and the Foundation for a truly wonderful evening, and for our continued work to improve the health of the nation's children.
	www.cliffrichardtennis.org /latest_news/hampton.htm (867 words)

	gallery of southwestern lands: Cliff Palace 1995 Site Guide in Mesa Verde
		As you walk through Cliff Palace, keep in mind that this structure continues to hold many secrets which the archeologists will never be able to unravel.
		Residents of Cliff Palace carried water to the dwelling from several nearby springs.
		Dates for Cliff Palace extend from 1209 through the early 1270's, showing that some building was in progress throughout the time that people lived here.
	www.ratical.org /southwest/CPsiteGuide95.html (2763 words)

	Splendid: Departments: Pointless Questions: Bottom Line
		Cliff Revis: "Cliff's Syndrome" is just like Homoglobophebia, where your body doesn't retain water, so you have to constantly replenish it.
		Cliff Revis: Armor, because it's fun and it's set on a planet called Banshee, where the water is poisonous and the air is unbreathable.
		Cliff Revis: Because old people are too prideful to be taken care of and too many people take advantage of the government's (and taxpayers') kindness.
	www.splendidezine.com /departments/pq/bottomline.html (1107 words)

	Mesa Verde 2 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is the largest cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde, and indeed, the largest in North America.
		Cliff Palace has a variety of structures: many kivas, round towers, square towers, and numerous windows, walls, and door openings.
		One of the biggest puzzles is why the cliff dwellers lived here for only a short time, and then abandoned the area in the late 1200's.
	www.imagesofcolorado.com /mesaverde2.html (626 words)

	1984MesaVerde01
		The cliff dwellings are the most spectacular, but the mesa top pithouses and pueblos are equally important.
		Al Wetherill, Richard's brother, saw Cliff Palace sometime the year before, but he did not enter the dwelling, so the credit for "discovering" the dwelling has been given to Richard Wetherill and Charles Mason.
		Congressional authority was secured, however, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate for the relinquishment of the Mesa Verde tract from the Utes and an appropriation for the survey of the area.
	www.ernestartist.org /1984MesaVerde01.htm (1822 words)

	More About Cliff Dwellings and Towers - Manitou Cliff Dwellings
		During the 13th century, for reasons that are still debated, the Ancient Ones focused almost exclusively on cliff dwellings.
		Others believe that cliff dwellings were built as protection against some unidentified enemy.
		Cliff dwellings are not the only Anasazi architectural structures that invite our curiosity, awe and interest.
	www.cliffdwellingsmuseum.com /arch4.htm (271 words)

	Mesa Verde NP Description
		Most of the cliff dwellings were built in the middle decades of the 1200s.
		Point Lookout, a very resistant sandstone, is visible as a band of white cliffs along the North Rim of Mesa Verde and in the cap rock of the mesas and buttes surrounding Morefield Campground.
		The rock you see in most of the cliff dwellings of the canyons throughout the park is Cliff House Sandstone, deposited during the Cretaceous Period about 78 million years ago.
	www.desertusa.com /ver/du_ver_desc.html (1942 words)

	Sacred Sites
		(Palace of Changchun), and that location formed the foundation of the contemporary shrine devoted to Qiu.
		South Cliff Palace is a cliff-embedded temple at Wudang shan
		(Palace of Highest Clarity), behind which a huge gold statue of Laozi on his ox is housed.
	www.daoistcenter.org /Sites.html (1088 words)

	Colorado.com \| Mesa Verde National Park \| Colorado Culture & Heritage Magazine
		While the most notable feature of the park is the cliff dwellings — found skillfully wedged in the canyon walls — they only represent a sliver of the many years of cultural history associated with the mesa.
		The cliff dwellings showcase the last two generations of Ancestral Puebloan presence in the region.
		With evergreens surrounding the area and lichens and moss coloring the abutting cliff, natural beauty is everywhere along the hike.
	www.colorado.com /article181 (1671 words)

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