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"Every bit of firewood, food and water had to go up this path or be hoisted up."

I had the very same thought when I was at Mesa Verde, but the park ranger dude insisted that living on a cliff face freed up more agricultural space on top of the mesa. And whatever you do, don't use the word "Anasazi."

[Don W]

It was the same at Montezuma’s Well, and Montezuma’s Castle: “We’re not sure what they were afraid of...”