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Series
Publisher
Torrey House Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"Hounded by false accusations of murder, archaeologist Chuck Bender and his family risk their lives to track down an unknown killer on the loose in a rugged canyon on the remote western edge of Mesa Verde National Park, where ancient stone villages and secret burial sites, abandoned centuries ago by the Ancestral Puebloan people, harbor artifacts so rare and precious they're worth killing over"--Provided by publisher.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Discusses the native Americans known as the Anasazi, who migrated to southwestern Colorado in the first century A.D. and mysteriously disappeared in 1300 A.D. after constructing extensive dwellings in the cliffs of the steep canyon walls.
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Publisher
Xlibris Corporation
Pub. Date
20060401
Language
English
Description
This comprehensive biography of Gustaf Nordenskiold by Judith and David Reynolds appears 111 years after his death. It is noteworthy in view of his contributions in different fields: mineralogy, crystallography, arctic exploration, anthropology and scientific photography. Previously known primarily in his home country, Sweden, and in the American Southwest, Nordenskiold's life and work has deserved broader attention. The Reynolds have placed the achievements...
Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
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There is scarcely a tract on the Colorado Plateau that does not have evidence of human occupation. Many of the richest remains have been found in the Mesa Verde Province, which covers southwestern Colorado and adjacent parts of New Mexico and Utah.
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Publisher
Mesa Verde Museum Association
Pub. Date
©2004
Language
English
Description
Sheltered form the centuries, the Cliff Dwellings cling to sandstone ledges ... as if clinging to another time. The stone villages of Mesa Verde serve as our best window into the world of the ancient Puebloans. What happened here? Discover the fascinating story of Ancient America and the pueblo builders who made this remote, high plateau their home so long ago. Mesa Verde is not only one of America's most important parks preserving the prehistoric...
17) Mesa Verde
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Follow in the footsteps of the archaeologists who unearthed the secrets of Mesa Verde.
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Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A ghostly face is appearing in the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde. It has the visitors spooked! It's up to Scooby and Mystery Inc. to solve the case. Readers join the gang as they explore the cliff dwellings, learn about the ancient Anasazi who called these dwellings home, and use the clues to solve the mystery.
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