| Cedar Mesa Ruins, Utah. This well-preserved ruin is sheltered under a small overhang high above the canyon floor. While the narrow canyon bottom below this ruin still contains a fresh-water stream today, the Anasazi inhabitants of Cedar Mesa normally hunted on the mesa tops where game was more plentiful. Using ladders or breaks in the sandstone rims, they would descend to these structures to eat, sleep, store food and seek shelter from the weather. The Anasazi culture flourished in this region from approximately 700AD - 1300AD and it is speculated that they eventually were forced from the region by a period of prolonged drought in the late 13th century. All photos in these galleries may be ordered as fine art framed prints or for stock photography usage. |
