Onderdeel van een ruïne van een rotswoning in Mesa Verde National Park before 1893

This black and white photograph, taken by Swedish explorer Gustaf Nordenskiöld before 1893, depicts a section of a cliff dwelling ruin in Mesa Verde National Park. The image shows a portion of a dwelling carved into the soft sandstone of a cliff face, with a small opening visible at the bottom. The photograph, part of Nordenskiöld's work documenting the cliff dwellings of the Mesa Verde, provides valuable insight into the architectural ingenuity of the Ancestral Puebloans who inhabited the area. This photograph is a significant historical record of the Ancestral Puebloan culture in the American Southwest.