Ancient TLC by ebhenders

Hovenweep castle, abandoned in the late 1200's, receives a bit of restoration work. According to the National Park Service, the people that lived in this area grew crops of corn, beans, squash and other crops, using solar calendars to calculate the growing season. They were artists that created pottery, jewelry, and clothing that included macaw feathers traded all the way from Mexico. However, in the late 1200's, mere decades after the beginning of construction of these towers, the valley was deserted. Drought, overuse of resources, internal strive, or some combination of these factors is speculated to have caused the exodus. Today we marvel at the craftsmanship and history of the area, designated a National Monument in 1923, that still stands centuries later.