Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Mesa Verde National Park' has mentioned 'Construction' in the following places:
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[15] By 775, some settlements had grown to accommodate more than one hundred people; the construction of large, above-ground storage buildings began around this time. | WIKI |
The transition is characterized by major changes in the design and construction of buildings and the organization of household activities. | WIKI |
Despite their participation in the vast Chacoan system, Mesa Verdeans retained a distinct cultural identity while melding regional innovation with ancient tradition, inspiring further architectural advancements; the 9th century Mesa Verdean pueblos influenced two hundred years of Chacoan great house construction. | WIKI |
[19] At this time, Mesa Verdeans began to move away from the post and mud jacal-style buildings that marked the Pueblo I Period toward masonry construction, which had been utilized in the region as early as 700, but was not widespread until the 11th and 12th centuries. | WIKI |
[24] Far View House, the largest of these, is considered a classic Chaco "outlier," on which construction likely began between 1075 and 1125, although some archaeologists argue that it was begun as early as 1020. | WIKI |
[24][b] By 1150, drought had once again stressed the region's inhabitants, leading to a temporary cessation of great house construction at Mesa Verde. | WIKI |
Dendrochronology indicates that the last tree felled for construction on the mesa was cut in 1281. | WIKI |
While much of the construction in these sites is consistent with common Pueblo architectural forms, including kivas, towers, and pit-houses, the space constrictions of these alcoves necessitated what seems to have been a far denser concentration of their populations. | WIKI |
Mug House, a typical cliff dwelling of the period, was home to around 100 people who shared 94 small rooms and eight kivas built against each other and sharing many of their walls; builders in these areas maximized space in any way they could, with no areas considered off-limits to construction. | WIKI |
These architectural remains reflect the range of ancient Pueblo construction techniques as well as settlement patterns. | UNESCO |
Park staff consults regularly on interpretive materials, research and preservation of archaeological resources, and proposed construction plans with representatives from 26 culturally affiliated and traditionally associated Native American tribes and pueblos who consider Mesa Verde their ancestral home. | UNESCO |