Mesa Verde Voices

Archaeologist Donna Glowacki on the social, religious, and political factors that influenced the decision to leave the Mesa Verde region.

Archaeologist Donna Glowacki on the social, religious, and political factors that influenced the decision to leave the Mesa Verde region.

Using experimental gardens and historic climate data, archaeologists are able to reconstruct ancient corn harvests, predict the size of harvests, providing new insights into how big droughts affected ancient people's food security.

Large wildfires in recent decades threatened to destroy important archaeological sites in Mesa Verde National Park, but they also revealed previously undiscovered treasures.

Large wildfires in recent decades threatened to destroy important archaeological sites in Mesa Verde National Park, but they also revealed previously undiscovered treasures.

Using experimental gardens and historic climate data, archaeologists are able to reconstruct ancient corn harvests, predict the size of harvests, providing new insights into how big droughts affected ancient people's food security.

Using experimental gardens and historic climate data, archaeologists are able to reconstruct ancient corn harvests, predict the size of harvests, providing new insights into how big droughts affected ancient people's food security.

Archaeologist Donna Glowacki on the social, religious, and political factors that influenced the decision to leave the Mesa Verde region.

Introduction to Mesa Verde Voices Pilot Season.

Introduction to Mesa Verde Voices Pilot Season.