Activity for the Mesa Top Loop Drive.
Gentle Rain: My people did not always live in cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde. For the first 600 years they lived on the mesa top. As you drive the Mesa Top Loop you will see changes in our housing styles from pithouse, to pueblo, and finally to cliff dwelling.
Directions—Find the answers for your age group in this activity by driving the Mesa Top Loop and visiting Stops A, B, and C below.
PART 1—Connect the Dots:
After driving the Mesa Top Loop, connect the dots to see one of the Ancestral Puebloan homes.
PART 2: Which type of home is it?