Winter are a crucial time of year for both the landscape and humans of Mesa Verde. While this is generally a time for rest, reflection, and community, the people living at Mesa Verde would not have been sitting idly by waiting for spring.
Read MoreAs the autumn winds bring cooler weather and vibrant colors to the Mesa Verde landscape, this seasonal transition also brings a time of harvest, celebration of the growing season, and preparation for the long winter months ahead.
Read MoreThe Ancestral Pueblo people would have been busy preparing for the upcoming growing season, but not all people with sacred connections to Mesa Verde were farmers.
Read MoreThe Ancestral Pueblo people would have been busy preparing for the upcoming growing season, but not all people with sacred connections to Mesa Verde were farmers.
Read MoreThere are as many names for the stars, planets, and constellations as there are languages and cultures on Earth.
Read MoreOur Moon has a consistent and predictable cycle that repeats every month in the same way that it has for billions of years! But this cycle is more than the 29.5-day pattern of lunar phases. In this episode, we’ll hear about the ways humans have tracked the monthly lunar cycle, as well as the lunar standstill, and the significance that eclipses have for descendants of the Mesa Verde region today.
Read MoreSome of the most well known celestial alignments within ancestral sites correspond with the annual movement of the sun along the horizon throughout the year - especially on the Solstices and Equinoxes. And one of the most famous is the Sun Dagger at Chaco Canyon.
Read MoreThe spiritual connection to land, sky, and culture.
Read MoreTrade for a silent prayer.
Read MoreCorn or "maize" has been a significant part of life for the Hopi and Pueblo people for ... well, for as long as any of them can remember.
Read MoreArchaeologists replicate ancient corn harvests.
Read MoreMesa Verde Voices is a production of the Mesa Verde Association and Mesa Verde National Park.
