Mesa Verde National Park is a protected area in southwestern Colorado that preserves some of the best-preserved cliff dwellings of the Ancestral Puebloan people. It was established in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt, and it was the first national park created to protect the works of human beings rather than natural scenery. The Ancestral Puebloans lived on the mesa for about seven centuries, from about 600 to the late thirteenth century, and built stone villages in alcoves under the cliffs, such as Cliff Palace and Balcony House. They left the region around 1300, probably because of drought and other pressures, and moved south. The park was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978.
Before and after
- 14 October 1905Founding of World Air Sports Federation
- 23 October 1905Birth of Felix Bloch
- 17 November 1905Japan–Korea Treaty of November 1905
- 1906Discovery of lutetium
- 1906Establishment of Mesa Verde National Park
- 1906Founding of Torino FC
- 1906Bambatha Rebellion
- c. 1906Birth of Joan Crawford
- 7 February 1906Birth of Puyi
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