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Season 6 // Episode 5: A Season of Change - Make it stand out mesa verde museum temporary exhibit july 2024 // photo: kayla woodward https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s6e4-winter monthly 0.5 2025-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1741296824827-SDKLL4X01UZX51WHNRUH/RW2_1888%252BLarge.jpg EPISODES - Season 6 // Episode 4: Winter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1593720912527-LCT19LQZWC38K0NQECY1/RW2_1846.jpg EPISODES - Season 6 // Episode 4: Winter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s6e3-fall monthly 0.5 2025-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1741212731475-0N4O4MC4PDBE6NA01501/mesa-verde-fall-2017.jpeg EPISODES - Season 6 // Episode 3: Fall - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s6e2-summer monthly 0.5 2025-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1741213187393-4V5R2H3DYTJHWEMP0N33/IMG_9468.JPG EPISODES - Season 6 // Episode 2: Summer - Make it stand out NPS PHOTO // KAYLA WOODWARD https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s6e1-spring monthly 0.5 2025-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/9b49d67d-4059-4571-b2ae-1cc479c45594/SanJuanMountainsfromSodaCanyon.jpg EPISODES - Season 6 // Episode 1: Spring - Make it stand out photo: kayla woodward https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s5e5-storytelling monthly 0.5 2025-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1739376642090-2H6JK4BRHDVQ9IKE2GJN/MVV_s5e5_milkyway.jpg EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 5: Storytelling - Make it stand out Milky way over spruce tree house // NPS PHOTO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1662075317319-X7IRVFSBG3HIPLOPVUUP/zuni-ashiwi-museumlogo.png EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 5: Storytelling - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1662644055400-F1DUYFORSD6V0C5XOAA6/Navajo_flag.svg.png EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 5: Storytelling - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s5e4-star-watching monthly 0.5 2025-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1662671159649-RT53UTEEYUQ3J9UBQGQT/chaco_milkyway_bettymayafoott.jpeg EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 4: Star Watching - Make it stand out The milky way extends above the horizon near fajada butte in chaco canyon // NPS Photo/ betty mayafoot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1662075317319-X7IRVFSBG3HIPLOPVUUP/zuni-ashiwi-museumlogo.png EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 4: Star Watching - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1662644055400-F1DUYFORSD6V0C5XOAA6/Navajo_flag.svg.png EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 4: Star Watching - Make it stand out The Great Seal of the Navajo nation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1663246592562-2LUPS3LAFOONKE1NFY2R/SharingTheSkiesCover_new.jpeg EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 4: Star Watching - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1663249505575-7GXIVB8TOTCNI33Y0HA7/nasa_crabnebula.jpeg EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 4: Star Watching - Make it stand out Image Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Hester (Arizona State University) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1663248960436-BXSXYENP6OJLZ26FD1NX/robertpettengilljr_chacopictograph.jpg EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 4: Star Watching - Make it stand out This work by Rob Pettengill is licensed under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License. https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s5e3-moon-watching monthly 0.5 2025-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1662670309656-9I4TNOFO4BU1N5D76THO/cr14_65-3_chimneyrockco.jpeg EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 3: Moon Watching - Make it stand out A CRESCENT MOON RISES ABOVE CHIMNEY ROCK NATIONAL MONUMENT // PHOTO COURTESY OF CHIMNEY ROCK NATIONAL MONUMENT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1662644055400-F1DUYFORSD6V0C5XOAA6/Navajo_flag.svg.png EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 3: Moon Watching - Make it stand out The Great Seal of the navajo nation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1662075317319-X7IRVFSBG3HIPLOPVUUP/zuni-ashiwi-museumlogo.png EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 3: Moon Watching - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1662644704615-FZ3SNPOLH9UAUMQIIICR/canyondechelly_npsphoto_wagner1_medium.jpeg EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 3: Moon Watching - Make it stand out White House Ruin trail at Canyon de Chelly National Monument // NPS PHOTO / JOEL WAGNER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1662671159649-RT53UTEEYUQ3J9UBQGQT/chaco_milkyway_bettymayafoott.jpeg EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 3: Moon Watching - Make it stand out The milky way extends above the horizon near fajada butte in chaco canyon // NPS Photo/ betty mayafoot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1662645540570-FC43QG30Z18ZHJNMS4ZB/IMG_1179.JPG EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 3: Moon Watching - Make it stand out NPS ARTWORK / KAYLA EILER WOODWARD https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s5e2-sun-watching monthly 0.5 2025-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1661453140245-MUPMBSZPQACLGBI898IS/Mesa+Verde+Milky+Way+-+Jacob+W.+Frank_2048px.jpg EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 2: Sun Watching - Make it stand out the milky way over morefield campground, mesa verde np // NPS photo / Jacob w frank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1662075317319-X7IRVFSBG3HIPLOPVUUP/zuni-ashiwi-museumlogo.png EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 2: Sun Watching - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1662076282492-2W58PEJYNMQLX3IDWXV8/living_the_sky_cover.jpeg EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 2: Sun Watching - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s5e1-the-100th-dark-sky-park monthly 0.5 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1661456030712-5AX6RD641GQSN231IV5D/FF500F3A-155D-451F-672F70437D482B09LoResProxy.jpeg EPISODES - Season 5 // Episode 1: The 100th Dark Sky Park - Make it stand out Cliff Palace // nps photo https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s4e5-where-did-they-go monthly 0.5 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1619727558973-8SFH3XLU0BJS4YU1NJZQ/meve_associated_tribes.jpg EPISODES - Season 4 // Episode 5: Where Did They Go? - Make it stand out NPS Image https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1622139739991-6S1DNEMKJ6IWP964L6BC/MEVE_language_groups.jpeg EPISODES - Season 4 // Episode 5: Where Did They Go? - Make it stand out SOURCE: UNM TRIBAL EDUCATION STATUS REPORT 2014; IMAGE FROM SANTA FE REPORTER, APRIL 22, 2020, “NATIVE VOICES VS VIRUS” https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s4e4-what-is-rock-art monthly 0.5 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1621552627550-QHDVYMGA3RC7GPT4PBHC/petroglyphpanel.jpeg EPISODES - Season 4 // Episode 4: What is Rock Art? - Make it stand out PETROGLYPH PANEL ALONG PETROGLYPH POINT TRAIL, MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK // NPS PHOTO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1621526561262-V4TFL52NTXP7XVQLK1H4/PETR_image_daniel_leifheit.jpeg EPISODES - Season 4 // Episode 4: What is Rock Art? - Make it stand out Petroglyphs on a large bolder at petroglyph national monument // NPS PHOTO/DANIEL LEIFHEIT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1621528080635-0TKBQR84B8UVH9LOA2NF/IMG_9039.JPG EPISODES - Season 4 // Episode 4: What is Rock Art? - Make it stand out view of the kiva plaza in Balcony House // NPS PHOTO/KAYLA EILER WOODWARD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1621529698828-PL3U8DD882WSFB9M662O/paintedhandpueblo_KW EPISODES - Season 4 // Episode 4: What is Rock Art? - Make it stand out Painted hand pueblo / photo by kayla woodward https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s4e3-why-move-into-the-cliffs monthly 0.5 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1620765497683-PZIZ0S6HZ3BMFTP3IGEZ/IMG_5885.jpg EPISODES - Season 4 // Episode 3: Why Move into the Cliffs? - Make it stand out Spruce Tree House // NPS PhOTO/Kayla EILER Woodward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1620311911545-XB75SXW462DHZ1WNCI33/CliffPalace.jpeg EPISODES - Season 4 // Episode 3: Why Move into the Cliffs? - Make it stand out CLIFF PALACE AS SEEN FROM THE CLIFF PALACE OVERLOOK // NPS IMAGE/KAYLA WOODWARD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1620765229223-T85IXYHHWU3X3RAKNBPF/longhouse.jpeg EPISODES - Season 4 // Episode 3: Why Move into the Cliffs? - Make it stand out LONG HOUSE // NPS PHOTO/Cade Valcarce https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s4e2-the-largest-villages monthly 0.5 2025-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1620312970277-LW7G6E1EE26WLKUJIKUP/FarView.jpeg EPISODES - Season 4 // Episode 2: The Largest Villages - Make it stand out Far View House at Far View Sites Complex // NPS Photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1620311911545-XB75SXW462DHZ1WNCI33/CliffPalace.jpeg EPISODES - Season 4 // Episode 2: The Largest Villages - Make it stand out CLIFF PALACE AS SEEN FROM THE CLIFF PALACE OVERLOOK // NPS IMAGE/KAYLA WOODWARD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1620314264458-XK6VINPBTHHVAE4NOAQ7/yellowjacketpueblo.jpeg EPISODES - Season 4 // Episode 2: The Largest Villages - Make it stand out photo: Archaeology conservancy https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s4e1-the-first-migrations monthly 0.5 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1619628893198-434VEL23O3B3VPX7ZNTE/TJAtsye.jpeg EPISODES - Season 4 // Episode 1: The First Migrations - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1619726909385-HOJGAJYLAQGB6OL99MS1/Beringia_1.jpeg EPISODES - Season 4 // Episode 1: The First Migrations - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1619727558973-8SFH3XLU0BJS4YU1NJZQ/meve_associated_tribes.jpg EPISODES - Season 4 // Episode 1: The First Migrations - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s3e7-trade-of-textiles monthly 0.5 2025-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1593717405585-8ZWQ8Y9FEL5TIYNYYZM0/G.Nordenskiold_CliffDwellers_shirt.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 7: The Trade of Textiles - Fragment of Cotton Shirt A black-and-white photo of a small, tattered fragment of handwoven textile bearing a pattern of solid black bands and geometric shapes across the middle, with a vertical seam running the height of the piece. From Cliff Dwellers of the Mesa Verde by Gustaf Nordenskiold, courtesy of Mesa Verde Museum Association https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1593721193618-JPHJTLJ8EICDHQR2XMW4/edgeofthecedars_twinesandals EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 7: The Trade of Textiles - Unfinished Fancy Twined Sandals Unfinished “fancy” yucca twined sandals with a geometric tread on the underside, and braided yucca cordage attached at the heel. These are on display at Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum. Photo: Kayla Woodward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1593720944509-NUZLXQX9FYITPLA5ZFU5/IMG_0596.JPG EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 7: The Trade of Textiles - Basic Yucca Sandals An example of a more basic, everyday plaited yucca sandal on display at Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum. Photo: Kayla Woodward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1593720944983-PVZQBRIFSZHLBNIR9O3E/IMG_0456.JPG EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 7: The Trade of Textiles - Traditional Pueblo Loom Louie Garcia, (Tiwa/Piro) a Pueblo weaver, uses this loom in his home to create traditional regalia, mantas, and other textiles. Photo: Kayla Woodward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1593720955568-2LKHEA5Z8KA3X88290AF/IMG_6144.JPG EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 7: The Trade of Textiles - Traditional Pueblo Loom Louie Garcia, (Tiwa/Piro) a Pueblo weaver, uses this loom in his home to create traditional belts. Photo: Kayla Woodward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1593720954583-8MF4SCRNVWBM6PBBUNTV/IMG_4758.JPG EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 7: The Trade of Textiles - Unfinished Fancy Yucca Sandals Unfinished “fancy” yucca twined sandals with a geometric tread on the underside, and braided yucca cordage attached at the heel. A bundle of unprocessed yucca fibers sit beneath the sandals. These are on display at Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum. Photo: Kayla Woodward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1593720912527-LCT19LQZWC38K0NQECY1/RW2_1846.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 7: The Trade of Textiles - Turkey Feather Blanket Framework The Ancestral Pueblo people raised turkeys for many purposes, one being for the creation of turkey feather blankets. This image shows the basic framework of the blanket, the next image shows a more finished product. This item is on display at the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum. Photo: Kayla Woodward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1593724586965-XGMJ9RLHMUZ7QAA6135S/RW2_1843.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 7: The Trade of Textiles - Finished Turkey Feather Blanket The Ancestral Pueblo people raised turkeys for many purposes, one. being the creation of turkey feather blankets. This image shows a more finished product, while the previous image shows the framework. This item is on display at the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum. Photo: Kayla Woodward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1593725153865-9TEJLVNXWJBNOM3WTRX9/PerishablesProject.png EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 7: The Trade of Textiles - Make it stand out Louie garcia & laurie webster examining artifacts at edge of the cedars museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1593721193618-JPHJTLJ8EICDHQR2XMW4/edgeofthecedars_twinesandals EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 7: The Trade of Textiles - Make it stand out TWINEd SANDALS // EDGE OF THE CEDARS STATE PARK MUSEUM (photo: kayla woodward) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1589818352971-VCEGPPSVXNK5SRQLVS1H/RW2_1855.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 7: The Trade of Textiles - Make it stand out Edge of the cedars great house and the abajo mountains (photo: kayla woodward) https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s3e6-trade-of-color-turquoise monthly 0.5 2025-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1593109508527-JUK5CTZJCZ7FIMEWJ3XT/RW2_1816.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 6: The Trade of Color (Part III: Turquoise) - Copper Bell This copper bell (on display at Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum) is one of the few of its kind found in the Southwest. These very rare items were likely created in northern Mexico and traded up into this region. Copper and turquoise form in the same environment, and both exhibit the blue green color of water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1593108710225-NCH93JZNCP3F58VLLKG1/RW2_1819.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 6: The Trade of Color (Part III: Turquoise) - Turquoise Pendant This turquoise pendant can be found on display at Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum. Pendants like this one are often seen incorporated into jewelry - both in ancestral times and today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1593108738304-5ADYXITZZ4HLCG4QBMQN/RW2_1830.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 6: The Trade of Color (Part III: Turquoise) - Turquoise Shell Composite This item is on display at the Edge of the Cedars State Park museum, and it incorporates two trade items both associated with water - turquoise and seashells. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1589818352971-VCEGPPSVXNK5SRQLVS1H/RW2_1855.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 6: The Trade of Color (Part III: Turquoise) - Make it stand out Edge of the cedars great house and the abajo mountains (photo: kayla woodward) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1593100841189-2Y9HYXI2N5GQHBQ1W0UP/Chaco_PuebloBonito_doorways_2.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 6: The Trade of Color (Part III: Turquoise) - Make it stand out Pueblo bonito doorways // nps photo https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s3e5-trade-of-color-feathers monthly 0.5 2025-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1592497654786-UJXJA0UEF0QCFUYMI8K8/RW2_1800.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 5: The Trade of Color (Part II: Feathers) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1592497654826-ZV6W90R9CUPARCIWLY8J/RW2_1802.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 5: The Trade of Color (Part II: Feathers) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1592497666013-YC4GHBHNKJUHZM18KSZA/RW2_1803.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 5: The Trade of Color (Part II: Feathers) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1592497665973-7EO7ZIFDRNSGTJWO9R0F/RW2_1807.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 5: The Trade of Color (Part II: Feathers) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1592497369078-5PNKJAYGOLBBJKJDCS24/edgeofthecedars_display EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 5: The Trade of Color (Part II: Feathers) - Make it stand out DISPLAY CASE AT EDGE OF THE CEDARS STATE PARK MUSEUM (photo: kayla woodward) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1589818352971-VCEGPPSVXNK5SRQLVS1H/RW2_1855.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 5: The Trade of Color (Part II: Feathers) - Make it stand out Edge of the cedars great house and the abajo mountains (photo: kayla woodward) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1592496388429-RTIAASTB3QSM8UPOK0Y5/NPS_WupatkiWebsiteHeader EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 5: The Trade of Color (Part II: Feathers) - Make it stand out NPS PHOTO https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s3e4-trade-of-color-shells monthly 0.5 2025-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1591915808144-TU48XKV7ECI8T81136WQ/IMG_3990.JPG EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 4: The Trade of Color (Part I: Shells) - Shell Bangles and Beads These glycymeris shell bangles and various shell beads can be found on display at Canyons of the Ancient National Monument Visitor Center and Museum just north of Mesa Verde National Park. On the far left, you’ll notice glycymeris shell bangles still containing the dirt and sediment in which they were found during excavation. Leaving the bangles in this sediment helps to preserve their shape and structural integrity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1591915736581-VHVDPN413847R8PFR62R/RW2_1828.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 4: The Trade of Color (Part I: Shells) - Beetle Leg Necklace The beetle leg necklace at the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum in Blanding, Utah is made from the legs of an insect not indigenous to the area in which it was found, and features a single abalone (or Mother-of-Pearl) pendant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1591915804262-SL93FTVIEP59EA7TFXI3/IMG_2416.JPG EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 4: The Trade of Color (Part I: Shells) - Beetle Leg Necklace The beetle leg necklace at the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum in Blanding, Utah is made from the legs of an insect not indigenous to the area in which it was found, and features a single abalone (or Mother-of-Pearl) pendant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1591915746805-FBPSQ1P7MAON9QX3OOQL/RW2_1831.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 4: The Trade of Color (Part I: Shells) - Shell Beads These shell beads are on display at the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum in Blanding, Utah. Pictured here are Olivella shells, small conical-shaped shells which come from the California coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1593109516023-LC4NZBMWRCTEF4J1BRAV/RW2_1830.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 4: The Trade of Color (Part I: Shells) - Glycimeris Shells These glycymeris shell bangles were once large, bittersweet clams likely living in the Baja California or California coast regions. They would have been traded to the Hohokam people in southern Arizona, where they were fashioned into bangles, and then traded farther up into the Four Corners. These objects are seen here on display at Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1591915804062-282LIRX88JEFK76LY07G/IMG_0861.JPG EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 4: The Trade of Color (Part I: Shells) - Various Shell Jewelry Pieces These glycymeris shell bangles were once large, bittersweet clams likely living in the Baja California or California coast regions. They would have been traded to the Hohokam people in southern Arizona, where they were fashioned into bangles, and then traded farther up into the Four Corners. Also pictured: composite shell and turquoise objects and a shell bead. These objects are seen here on display at Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1591910989630-AADUAYCCTIDRBR05HD6T/edgeofthecedars_display EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 4: The Trade of Color (Part I: Shells) - Make it stand out DISPLAY CASE AT EDGE OF THE CEDARS STATE PARK MUSEUM (photo: kayla woodward) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1589818352971-VCEGPPSVXNK5SRQLVS1H/RW2_1855.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 4: The Trade of Color (Part I: Shells) - Make it stand out Edge of the cedars great house and the abajo mountains (photo: kayla woodward) https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s3e3-trade-of-pottery monthly 0.5 2025-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1591307292089-3PCS6FB51HMJSK9NQTY5/MVNP_Collections_Blackonwhitepottery EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 3: The Trade of Pottery - Make it stand out BLACK ON WHITE JAR, Mesa verde national park // NPS PHOTO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1591228038675-R0LDI5LOXUMM6ML4ADV4/AcomaPolychromeJar_NMAI EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 3: The Trade of Pottery - Make it stand out PHOTO // THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1591229743831-0IF3IBAS7P0N3E93A94D/232_231_mesaverde_BW_bowl-113-900-550-80.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 3: The Trade of Pottery - Make it stand out Pueblo bonito doorways // nps photo https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s3e2-trade-of-cacao monthly 0.5 2025-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1590683674434-KUMHNU4E9LCY61T9E5QE/Theobroma_tree_NPS EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 2: The Trade of Cacao - Make it stand out Cacao Tree (Theobroma cacao) // NPS PHOTO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1590683228029-3MG7ECFP0TD90Q5R00KW/ChacoCylinderJars_NMOAI EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 2: The Trade of Cacao - Make it stand out PHOTO // THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1593100841189-2Y9HYXI2N5GQHBQ1W0UP/Chaco_PuebloBonito_doorways_2.jpg EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 2: The Trade of Cacao - Make it stand out Pueblo bonito doorways // nps photo https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s3e1-trade monthly 0.5 2025-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1591308266985-3778ZNV5PL2FJTAOX1ZA/BLM_CanyonsoftheAncients EPISODES - Season 3 // Episode 1: Trade - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s2e4-visit-with-respect monthly 0.5 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1546354598147-XKILBILUZ636X8TQJG4B/https%3A%2F%2Fnative-land.ca%2F EPISODES - Season 2 // Episode 4: #VisitWithRespect NATIVE LAND MAP INTERFACE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1546358681559-BDQXA0EGOQMXI4UP3O90/CliffPalace.jpg EPISODES - Season 2 // Episode 4: #VisitWithRespect CLIFF PALACE AS SEEN FROM THE CLIFF PALACE OVERLOOK // NPS Photo: Kayla WoodwarD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1546359353832-CV49SG5N3T9J131YDSMY/sherd-184x184.png EPISODES - Season 2 // Episode 4: #VisitWithRespect https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s2e3-augmented-reality monthly 0.5 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1545623772832-4HVDKPSC79BCY8N4D8QQ/IDIA+Lab EPISODES - Season 2 // Episode 3: Augmented Reality https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1545629365419-1USA1XW3OL684UYR2RL9/ccc+building+dioramas.jpg EPISODES - Season 2 // Episode 3: Augmented Reality Building the framework for the dioramas in the Chapin Mesa Archaeological Museum; NPS Photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1545627969704-6YSI61436BT29NR2XK0T/ccc_diorama_06.jpg EPISODES - Season 2 // Episode 3: Augmented Reality Temporary installation of White Dog Cave and Step House dioramas at Mesa Verde National Park; circa 1930s. NPS Photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1545627971663-LMH3IK5PNLCPC2PKFXMC/ccc_diorama_13.jpg EPISODES - Season 2 // Episode 3: Augmented Reality Progress on the Step House diorama, January 1935. NPS Photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1545630925310-2MANLH2QIYAXZNIKVUFR/Diorama_card_6.jpg EPISODES - Season 2 // Episode 3: Augmented Reality Installation of Diorama #4, 1939. NPS Photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1545627992750-P7Z4WYCY6FXBFKAOEJRB/Diorama_card_1.jpg EPISODES - Season 2 // Episode 3: Augmented Reality Diorama #1 depicting a bison hunt 2,000+ years ago. NPS Photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1545627996446-VV09P8Y6USTOL5R8GD4T/Diorama_card_2.jpg EPISODES - Season 2 // Episode 3: Augmented Reality Diorama #2, White Dog Cave. NPS Photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1545628015462-4XCS74N9BN0W9X5C98AG/Diorama_card_3.jpg EPISODES - Season 2 // Episode 3: Augmented Reality Diorama #3, Step House. NPS Photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1545628018316-Q0SKU8ISZOQR498QHJEV/Diorama_card_4.jpg EPISODES - Season 2 // Episode 3: Augmented Reality Diorama #4, Mesa Top Village. NPS Photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1545628030248-XGAH0C27BM46QXEKUHHF/Diorama_card_5.jpg EPISODES - Season 2 // Episode 3: Augmented Reality Diorama #5, Spruce Tree House, the subject of the augmented reality project. NPS Photo. https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s2e2-two-spirits monthly 0.5 2025-03-07 https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s2e1-art-in-the-park monthly 0.5 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1544806252685-54EWHJIH9IA1UN3KONL2/image-asset.png EPISODES - Season 2 // Episode 1: Art In The Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1544731385007-HZ7SF68KJL5C7P873CJB/Rosie+Carter+1.jpg EPISODES - Season 2 // Episode 1: Art In The Park - "All in Time" Artwork by Rosie Carter 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1544731384962-1ZSJTIMDMGXYQNFE6WXV/Rosie+Carter+2.jpg EPISODES - Season 2 // Episode 1: Art In The Park - "Did You Hear Her Whisper?" Artwork by Rosie Carter 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1544731390938-5R86QA1B38VCJHOXXYZG/Rosie+Carter+3.jpg EPISODES - Season 2 // Episode 1: Art In The Park - "Peace Here and There" Artwork by Rosie Carter 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1544731392718-9Y5LL9MCZU9U21X8GNQ8/Rosie+Carter+4.jpg EPISODES - Season 2 // Episode 1: Art In The Park - "Shadow Signs" Artwork by Rosie Carter 2018 https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s1e5-esther monthly 0.5 2025-03-07 https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s1e4-ancient-corn-modern-questions monthly 0.5 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1524742722232-LPBMZAD1Z93BT60U3KC4/IMG-3034.JPG EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 4: Ancient Corn, Modern Questions Joseph Bronk and Ray Leon of the Santa Ana Agriculture Department https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1524742721319-R3PLL4RAENX02YK3STE7/IMG-3035.JPG EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 4: Ancient Corn, Modern Questions The grain mill at Santa Ana roasts and grinds corn for tribes throughout New Mexico. They are able to create custom grinds to the specifications of each order, as some Pueblos prefer darker roasts than others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1524742727403-5LB751CJSBKGWD4Y41WA/IMG-3040.JPG EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 4: Ancient Corn, Modern Questions The tradition of roasting and grinding corn dates back as far as the Pueblo and Hopi people can remember, and includes different varieties and colors. https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s1e3-loving-the-past-to-death monthly 0.5 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1524091388744-9MUTPLLHM9B7IO3ZVJCN/FenceHauling.JPG EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 3: Loving the Past to Death Jim Hampson and Ryan Spittler hauling components of a buck-and-rail fence into a site along Comb Ridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1524091388705-TIJ9M6ZXBOYVQ2WMM1O7/FillHauling.JPG EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 3: Loving the Past to Death Ryan Spittler hauling backfill into a site to slow erosion along a visitor footpath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1524091396235-P2V9IEUEXL0HGFPFQV99/VigaRoofFix.JPG EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 3: Loving the Past to Death Mark Metteis and Ryan Spittler stabilizing a reconstructed kiva roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1524185925879-R13WWI3DXMLWYAHK4ZH6/414A9667.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 3: Loving the Past to Death https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1524185925536-LAI14AZF8TDNMXF3UKRE/414A9662.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 3: Loving the Past to Death https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1524138877585-X1MUCNHCQTYHWO5T23BW/Utah_cedarmesa_moonhouse.JPG EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 3: Loving the Past to Death Photo courtesy Bureau of Land Management https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s1e2-whats-an-anasazi monthly 0.5 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1523504831410-EBUI5VOS8FF4JK0XO39V/414A2034.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 2: What's An Anasazi? White dots outline triangular shapes in a wall painting at Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park. A white hand print can be seen just below the ancient doorway. NPS PHOTO // Kayla woodward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1523586772916-2VYHEQNP5KLPCD4DMZ0N/TRIBES+MAP_WHITE2_TRIBES_map.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 2: What's An Anasazi? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1523224495015-3IVAIBWIDOF3H6UJ7T3I/2630687.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 2: What's An Anasazi? https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/s1e1-the-preservation-paradox monthly 0.5 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1522546292462-MEU1L5LHOLFNOA6JI1DP/414A3235.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 1: The Preservation Paradox Tour guide (and Operations Manager) Alex Suazo starts his talk by showing a collection of pottery sherds at Puye Cliff Dwellings, Santa Clara, New Mexico. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1522546299734-68SZ6SWLLUU3C1ZDFGDW/414A3236.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 1: The Preservation Paradox The guides at Puye intentionally collect sherds, obsidian, and other artifacts and place them in piles along the trail for visitors to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1522546362089-G9H2S3RHGNBE9V2L4JHD/414A3241.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 1: The Preservation Paradox They encourage all guests to look at, pick up, and examine these artifacts. In their experience, making these piles easily accessible results in less artifact theft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1522546498489-2HYEH06S0NCAOCJIUOFR/414A3285.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 1: The Preservation Paradox Among the pottery sherds and obsidian flakes, we spotted a rare find: a tiny pebble of turquiose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1522546340503-44HNE0XABJMBLK0O7J1V/414A3238.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 1: The Preservation Paradox At first glance, the cliff (or cave) dwellings at Puye can blend right into the canyon walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1522546338526-LIVTM6I7E1VA2W9HERIO/414A3239.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 1: The Preservation Paradox The cliff dwellings and caves are accessible via a 1.5 mile trail that spans the cliff face, while additional ladders and carved steps lead to the mesa top village above. These trails are only accessible with a guide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1522546651661-AKFXE28BXYESCP8H9GUJ/414A3244-2.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 1: The Preservation Paradox The Tewa people who built the dwellings at Puye actually only lived in these cliff (or cave) dwellings seasonally. The volcanic tuff that comprises these mesas is a very good conductor of heat; the caves become too hot to live in during the summers, but stay warm with the help of fires during the winter. Likewise, the mesa top is subject to cool breezes year round, making it too cold for winter living, but relatively cool during the summers. A mesa top village was constructed as a summer home for this reason. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1522546382227-2E7YXK2WBRVUKO0T3RL6/414A3246.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 1: The Preservation Paradox About 1.25 million years ago, a volcanic eruption created the 13-mile wide circular depression now known as the Valles Caldera. The massive amount of debris from this eruption eventually formed a rock called "volcanic tuff." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1522546659787-MW9A2QH24UIXG40ULWMJ/414A3253-2.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 1: The Preservation Paradox Volcanic tuff is even softer than sandstone, making it easy to carve and manipulate into homes. Erosion started the caves in the cliff face, and the early Tewa people used hard river rocks from the valley below to dig deeper caves, and wall sockets - or viga holes - to construct buildings in front of these caves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1522546436390-0K9GTZSJ5OF8LDIKT349/414A3268.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 1: The Preservation Paradox These buildings extend 5-10 feet out from the cave openings. Because they don't have any protection from the elements, most of these ancient structures have fallen down over time, leaving just the caves behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1522546390356-TFSFCV26IESJ26ABKXUZ/414A3259.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 1: The Preservation Paradox Many of the caves have petroglyph carvings in the cliff face above them. These are usually clan symbols, which would have told the people which clans lived in each dwelling. Pictured here is also a sort of sun dial carving. As Alex explained, a stick would have been placed in one of the holes near the center (depending on the time of year), and the shadow cast was used as a way of tracking time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1522546444569-E8A5IWD01LWLTR32LEOG/414A3271.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 1: The Preservation Paradox Originally reconstructed by Edgar Hewitt in 1907, this building lets guests better understand what this village would have looked like hundreds of years ago. This structure (as well as a few sections of the mesa top village) are all that are stabilized or reconstructed at Puye today. This work is done by the Youth Conservation Corps - the YCC - which consists of mostly Native students. This work is done to preserve this educational resource, but also to teach these students about their ancestral building practices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1522546907737-2LELC89Q5IOQM28B8OOR/414A3262-2.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 1: The Preservation Paradox Guests are given the opportunity to walk around inside this structure, if they'd like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1522546487420-TJE7C02M4VTG6CQPPGJH/414A3275.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 1: The Preservation Paradox Maintaining the cave interiors would have been a daily chore. Even though the buildings in front provide good protection from the direct elements, water is still able to seep through the porous volcanic rock, and into the homes. They were plastered from the inside, and likely patched daily to prevent leaking. This original plaster is still visible today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1522546502259-96PYWS7P5573YKYKBLQN/414A3278.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 1: The Preservation Paradox To access the mesa top, the Tewa people had two options: naturally eroded channels or ladders. The water channels are less steep, and are actually used on the tours today. The ladder pictured here is not original. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1522546769437-E3ZLG8J55PSTZCCCLTRA/414A3293-2.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 1: The Preservation Paradox Wall niches are commonly found in ancient structures, and were likely used as shelves or storage. Original plaster is also visible here, as well as soot from ancient fires. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1522547048139-II58E4WZDU3EV55U8CIV/414A3290-2.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 1: The Preservation Paradox Guests hike down from the mesa top village via the water channel trail, while another group continues along the cliff face. The rock talus slope below the dwellings is evidence of continued erosion at Puye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1522547048976-NYBVKPKLZ6EMHKVZ2W80/414A3295-2.jpg EPISODES - Season 1 // Episode 1: The Preservation Paradox Ultimately, the Tewa people decided to move away from Puye for a more fertile area along the Rio Grande River, just 12 miles to the east. This is where the descendants of Puye live today, in a place called Santa Clara Pueblo. https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/pilot-ep3-moving-on monthly 0.5 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1511224413325-YON367BZ9UHBVF6VMEUV/414A1855-2.jpg EPISODES - Pilot // Episode 3: Moving On - Pot Sherd in Midden The Ancestral Pueblo people occupied lands throughout the Southwest. This pot sherd lies in the midden, or trash pile, below a site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1511224583166-C2NG7H0J4R5TBYFEQ6NJ/414A2188.jpg EPISODES - Pilot // Episode 3: Moving On - Pieces of a Puzzle Pot sherds - or pieces of broken handmade claywares - are commonly found in the middens and rooms of archaeological sites throughout the Mesa Verde region and the Southwest. This piece is located in Kodak House, a cliff dwelling in present-day Mesa Verde National Park. Whether these pieces were discarded prior to their migration from the area, or were left behind during the move, they provide a stunning look at the craftsmanship and artistry of these people -- something that lives on today in their descendants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1511224594638-CE0G30YUFSNGXCFP6X10/414A2204.jpg EPISODES - Pilot // Episode 3: Moving On - Hand Prints A pair of hand print pictographs decorate the alcove wall of Kodak House located in present-day Mesa Verde National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1511224602491-MK6JMELYOKO7ETTODV32/Petroglyph-126.JPG EPISODES - Pilot // Episode 3: Moving On - Petroglyph Panel Petroglyphs - pecked or carved depictions in stone - can be found all over the Mesa Verde region, and sometimes appear in clusters such as this panel, visible from the Petroglyph Point Trail in Mesa Verde National Park. The exact meaning of these symbols is still unclear, but they offer evidence of habitation, communication, and expression in these places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1511224605046-HNWE6ZMP59FLBG6B17LR/Step+House+Spiral+Petroglyph+1.jpg EPISODES - Pilot // Episode 3: Moving On - Petroglyphs in Step House A petroglyph panel exists in Step House, located on present-day Wetherill Mesa in Mesa Verde National Park. This panel contains symbols that may depict certain animals, as well as spirals, the latter having been identified by a number of descendants as a symbol of migration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1511224569759-M4JH3TFYLI3RM49VC54H/414A1850-2.jpg EPISODES - Pilot // Episode 3: Moving On - Ancient Midden This midden contains thousands of pottery sherds, ancient corn cobs, and other artifacts that were critical to everyday life for the Ancestral Pueblo people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1511225063175-KS4NQFS0HQJFNJ66FZ07/414A1856-2_2.jpg EPISODES - Pilot // Episode 3: Moving On - Pictographs Similar in design to petroglyphs, pictographs can also be found throughout the Southwest in cliff dwellings and other archaeological sites, with the key difference being that pictographs are designs made with paint or other pigments on stone, while petroglyphs are pecked, carved, or etched into the surface. The two pictographs seen here are located on the alcove wall in Keet Seel Ruin, within present-day Navajo National Monument. They appear to depict two animals, possibly a bighorn sheep and/or a mountain lion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1511224576271-PPSHAFI6BEX06FMRHOGZ/414A1864-2.jpg EPISODES - Pilot // Episode 3: Moving On - Closing the Door Possibly the most striking aspect of Keet Seel (within Navajo National Monument) is the massive tree trunk which lies horizontally across the site, which visitors must pass under to enter the site today. According to oral histories, the last inhabitants of this site retrieved this tree trunk (possibly from a significant distance away) and intentionally placed it across the middle of the dwelling, a way of closing the door upon their final exit when migrating out of the region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1511224625683-41PRV0VGG7XOKKSRDY4A/414A1909-2.jpg EPISODES - Pilot // Episode 3: Moving On - Things That Remain Cliff dwellings and archaeological sites contain thousands of artifacts, some of which are mostly intact, having been well preserved from the elements within the sites for 700 years. Descendant peoples do not believe that these places were abandoned by their ancestors, a cultural understanding that has encouraged present-day archaeologists to refer to these places as cliff dwellings, villages, or archaeological sites instead of "ruins". https://www.mesa-verde-voices.org/episodes/pilot-ep2-corn-is-life monthly 0.5 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1511223354912-RJJVZSFPXOEQ6SZY5P72/414A2181.jpg EPISODES - Pilot // Episode 2: Corn = Life - Ancient Mortar Evidence of corn's importance to Ancestral Puebloan life can be found throughout cliff dwellings and other archaeological sites today. 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If protected from elements such as sun, wind, and moisture (as well as scavengers such as rodents, or even humans looking for a souvenir), these corn cobs and kernels can remain intact for hundreds of years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1511223357257-JQV5EUBPFTMA3XICQS9A/Corn1.jpg EPISODES - Pilot // Episode 2: Corn = Life - From Ancient Seeds Today in the inner courtyard of the Chapin Mesa Archaeological Museum at Mesa Verde National Park, rangers sometimes plant and tend to corn grown similar to the crops that would have grown here hundreds of years ago. The resulting plants are much smaller than what most present-day Americans expect corn cobs and stalks to be, and require less water and attention, as they grow from a more drought-resistant species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1511223360029-RDY8HMB0ETRR0GTPCZQP/Corn4.jpg EPISODES - Pilot // Episode 2: Corn = Life - Back to the Roots In order for corn to produce a good yield, the seeds must be planted much deeper than present-day corn: 10-12 inches as opposed to the 1.5 to 2 inches today. 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The red material, sometimes referred to as slurry, is composed of a mix of water and organic matter, and works to slow the progress of the fire by coating combustible materials such as trees, grasses, and other vegetation, while firefighters continue to work from the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598101033e00be96e9c381fb/1511222134051-5QSLUW66EI6YS9NCKOO1/4_49_IFire_camp.jpg EPISODES - Pilot // Episode 1: Revealed By Fire - Fire Camp The wildland fire crew works in a burned area. 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