In the cliff face...

Most of the ruins are not available for close up viewing.  There are so many in the cliff faces of this valley you can take a 27 mile trip up one side and down the other to see them from viewing spots.

The Ancient Puebloans were farmers.  They cleared the mesa tops above their settlements for crop fields of corn, beans and squash.  The land below was usually left overgrown to protect the water source which flowed through the valley and hid the paths up to the village.

Most of these ruins are named:  New Fire House, Fire Temple, Square Tower House, etc.  Fire Temple has what appears to be a dance plaza with a fire pit and toe holds in the cliff to an upper area.   

Square Tower House was like a 4 story apartment building where the dwellings radiated out to the sides from the entrance tower.

Looking at the stonework, mortar, and architectural  details used in the construction of these buildings without benefit of "modern" tools is amazing.

It was simply staggering, the number of ruins in the cliff.  The staff of the park, including archeologists and conservationists continue to work on preserving the ruins and discovering as much as possible about the people who lived here nearly 1000 years ago.