Mesa Verde is a testimony to the lost Anasazi civilization, consisting of rock-cut villages on a high plateau in Southwestern Colorado.The area has seen regular human occupation since the 6th century. The Anasazi (or Ancestral Pueblans) constructed villages with several functions: agricultural, handicrafts, religious. The villages were adapted to the rigors of the natural environment, and its semi-arid climate. Multi-storey constructions were erected under the shelter of the cliffs.The culture