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| The ruins of Cliff Palace |
And we're back to photos from my visit to Mesa Verde after a quick break with my last post.
I'm not sure what all of these room were in the time of the Ancestral Puebloans, I'm sure there's an archaeological survey out there detailing what was found in each room and their probable uses, but I don't have access to it so I won't speculate too much. What I can say is that it is very likely the room(s) in the upper left of the ruin were most probably living space. Above them, on the wall of the alcove, you can see the dark black stain of soot from more than the occasional fire. This heavy buildup would likely only result from repeated fires to heat a living space during cold Colorado winters.
I'm not sure what all of these room were in the time of the Ancestral Puebloans, I'm sure there's an archaeological survey out there detailing what was found in each room and their probable uses, but I don't have access to it so I won't speculate too much. What I can say is that it is very likely the room(s) in the upper left of the ruin were most probably living space. Above them, on the wall of the alcove, you can see the dark black stain of soot from more than the occasional fire. This heavy buildup would likely only result from repeated fires to heat a living space during cold Colorado winters.
