Thursday, 26 April 2018
This morning we went to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, which is quite close to Mesa Verde. There's an associated museum that does a nice job of describing the area and the culture.
The monument is difficult to access, as it is all on dirt roads. The Lowry Pueblo site is relatively close, so that's the site we visited.
This morning we went to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, which is quite close to Mesa Verde. There's an associated museum that does a nice job of describing the area and the culture.
The monument is difficult to access, as it is all on dirt roads. The Lowry Pueblo site is relatively close, so that's the site we visited.
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| Most of the walls of the pueblo are still standing, but over the centuries, the floors have been filled in by dirt and sediment, so the doors and windows seem quite low! |
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| About half the pueblo is protected by a modern superstructure. One of the nice features of the site is that you get to look into a kiva at ground level instead of peering in from above. This photo is a panoramic look at the inside of a kiva. |
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| Outside the pueblo, this site also has a "great kiva": a kiva capable of holding about 200 people for large ceremonies. Presumably this was a regional gathering. |
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