Bandelier
CountryUSA
Date1150 AD
Notable Feature3 stories
RegionNew Mexico
About Bandelier
Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings. The Long House extends 700 m along the cliff. Some rooms were carved into the volcanic tuff. Named after anthropologist Adolph Bandelier. The ceremonial cave requires climbing ladders.
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