Mesa Verde National Park - Additional Resources (U.S. National Park Service)

For additional educational resources to share with your students, click on the links below.

Cultural Resources

Ancestral Puebloans of Mesa Verde
Artifact Gallery
Cliff Dwellings
Education Information Packet (pdf, 889 kb) This 8-page education packet provides an overview of of both natural and cultural resources of Mesa Verde National Park.
Mesa Top Archeological Sites
Mesa Verde National Park Timeline
NPS Archeology for Kids Program
Preservation of Archeological Sites at Mesa Verde

Natural Resources

Image Resources

	Scene of Spruce Tree House, 1250s (1 Photos) Illustration of Ancestral Puebloan life in Spruce Tree House, ca. 1250s. (A printable version for educational use.) View Album \| View Slideshow

	Cultural Sites (14 Photos) Views of cliff dwellings and mesa top sites. The images in this album can be downloaded directly from the photo gallery. Most images are in JPEG format at 300 dpi. They may be used for private, public, or press use. Please credit "NPS Photo." View Album \| View Slideshow

	Selected Historic Photographs (7 Photos) Historical Photographs of Mesa Verde National Park. If you wish to obtain a high resolution of an image in this album, please contact 970-529-5079. View Album \| View Slideshow

Two small images - Current view of Spruce Tree House and historic photo of Cliff Palace

Mesa Verde Website Image Collection is a selection of low resolution images seen in the header (top) image on many of Mesa Verde pages. Useful for student reports.

Miscellaneous Resources

Mesa Verde Museum Association (MVMA) Bookstore

The Mesa Verde Museum Association offers a 10% teacher discount in their stores or through mail order. You can also browse their online bookstore, then call them at 1-800-305-6053 to place your order and request the teacher discount. They also offer wholesale pricing on publications purchased in quantities of 25 or more (for use as textbooks, for example).

Scene of Spruce Tree House, 1250s (1 Photos)

Cultural Sites (14 Photos)

Selected Historic Photographs (7 Photos)

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