Once we were down on the level of the cliff dwellings, it was amazing to see how complex the architecture was. These dwellings have not been reconstructed, they have been stabilized in a few places but they are remarkably intact. The curious thing is why they moved from the mesa above to the caves below and then why did they totally abandon these dwellings. Water was available at the bottom of the canyon but not plentiful. Many theories abound. One suggestion is that they just became too large a population.
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