Rugged Canyons
The land of rugged canyons is Mesa Verde Southwestern Colorado. Were the first discovered in the late 19th century for the archeologists and Native Americans (tradicional image of the peaceful Anasazi). The Anasazi people started to farm this area of the American Southwest as early as 1 A.D. (this part of the Southwest is know as the four corners, the place where Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico), they lived in small scattered villages, mesas and in the valleys. On the middle of the 13th century, they began to cluster together and built high walls around their settlements. Evidence dates for the period beginning around 900 A.D., correspond exactly to the time when Anasazi civilization was dominated by a place called Chaco Canyon.