Cliff Palace

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Ancestral Puebloan site archaeological site cliff dwelling

Cliff Palace is a large, well-preserved cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, renowned as one of the most significant archaeological sites of the Ancestral Puebloan culture.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Cliff Palace canonical 6
Anasazi cliff dwellings 1
Cliff Palace cliff dwelling 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancestral Puebloan site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
cliff dwelling ⓘ
abandonedInCentury 13th century ⓘ
access guided tour only ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Anasazi cliff dwelling ⓘ
archaeologicalExcavation early 20th century ⓘ
associatedWith Ancestral Puebloan migration to Rio Grande and other regions ⓘ
drought-related abandonment theories ⓘ
builtInto sandstone cliff alcove ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culture Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ
discoveredBy Charlie Mason ⓘ
Richard Wetherill ⓘ
discoveryYear 1888 ⓘ
elevation about 2130 meters above sea level ⓘ
estimatedConstructionEnd 13th century ⓘ
estimatedConstructionStart 12th century ⓘ
governingBody National Park Service ⓘ
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
hasFeature kivas ⓘ
multi-story masonry structures ⓘ
plazas ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
locatedWithin Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
surface form: Mesa Verde World Heritage Site
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
materialUsed mortar ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
wooden beams ⓘ
numberOfKivas about 20 ⓘ
numberOfRooms about 150 ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
surface form: Mesa Verde cliff dwellings
period Pueblo III period ⓘ
prehistoricPopulationEstimate around 100 to 150 inhabitants ⓘ
preservationStatus well-preserved ⓘ
primaryFunction residential settlement ⓘ
region Four Corners region ⓘ
significance largest cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
one of the most important Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites ⓘ
tourism major visitor attraction in Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1978 ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ancestral Puebloans → majorSite → Cliff Palace ⓘ
Mesa Verde National Park → formerName → Cliff Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anasazi cliff dwellings
Mesa Verde National Park → contains → Cliff Palace ⓘ
Mesa Verde National Park → largestCliffDwelling → Cliff Palace ⓘ
Balcony House → partOf → Cliff Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde
Long House → alsoKnownAs → Cliff Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Long House cliff dwelling
Square Tower House → similarTo → Cliff Palace ⓘ
Sun Temple → nearbyFeature → Cliff Palace ⓘ
Mesa Top Loop Road sites → hasViewOf → Cliff Palace ⓘ
Chapín Mesa Archeological Museum → near → Cliff Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cliff Palace cliff dwelling