New National Park Discloses Ruins of Ancient Civilization

Clip: 341484_1_1

Year Shot: 1932 (Actual Year)

Audio: No

Video: B/W

Tape Master: 1507

Original Film: 004-021-04

HD: N/A

Location: MESA VERDE, CO

Timecode: 00:28:10 - 00:29:01

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Light in contrast and blurry imagery Revealing cliff villages tucked in cavernous pockets of the Montezuma Valley, excavators digging into the gigantic 'gold mine' find fortified pueblos where a 'mysterious people' dwelt hundreds of years ago. The scientists working on the project draw the curtain which unfolds evidence of towns and villages built by inhabitants as far back as 1200 a.d. The discovery is hailed as one of the most thrilling links between today and a forgotten era on the western hemisphere. (Pueblo people, cliff dwellings)