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More than 600 cliff dwellings made by the ancestral Pueblo people, also known as the Anasazi, are scattered throughout Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado (shown here).
The Anasazi arrived in the region as early as A.D. 550, building their homes and cultivating crops on the soaring mesa tops. Around 1150, though, they began to move their dwellings to the alcoves within the canyon walls. Most houses were quite small, but a few reached enormous proportions, housing up 250 people.
Browse and download images of archaeological sites from Borobudur to Istanbul.
The ancient past comes to life in this screensaver gallery featuring Egyptian ruins, Maya relics, and views of Machu Picchu, Stonehenge, and the Great Wall of China.
Cairo's Egyptian Museum has opened its vaults—revealing stunning antiquities on display for the first time ever.