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From dinosaur bones to artifacts and cliff dwellings of ancient people, Colorado’s history comes alive at historic sites across the state.
Visitors tour ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park near Cortez
Cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park
A ranger gives a tour of Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park - near Cortez, CO
Cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park
Petroglyphs and a tour of Ute Mountain Tribal Park - Towaoc, CO
Ute Mountain Tribal Park
The pillars of Chimney Rock Archeological Area - Chimney Rock, CO
Chimney Rock Archeological Area
Ancestral Puebloan ruins at Hoveweep National Monument - near Dove Creek, CO
Ancestral Puebloan ruins at Hoveweep National Monument near Dove Creek
Photo courtesy of the National Park Service
Pictographs of the Freemont Indian culture in Canyon Pintado - Rangely, CO
Pictographs of the Freemont Indian culture in Canyon Pintado near Rangely
A guide leads a tour of Ute Trabal Park - Towaoc, CO
Exploring Ute Tribal Park in Towaoc with a guide
Petroglyphs in Ute Tribal Park - Towaoc, CO
Petroglyphs in Ute Tribal Park in Towaoc

From touring the homes of Ancestral Puebloans at Mesa Verde National Park to walking in dinosaur tracks at Dinosaur National Monument or in Purgatoire Canyon, Colorado’s historic and archaeological sites offer a peek into our ancient past.

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