Ancient people of Mesa Verde were the people who lived in cave like structures underground, some thousand years ago. They were hunters and gathers
The people of Mesa caves dug huge pits underground and they lived in those pits, they were also the farmers of corn and beans. Later in eighth century, they started to build houses with logs which were crescent shaped and had fifty rooms and they shifted their occupation to pottery.
Gradually, the people left their hospices and dwellings. The reasons for which can be worst climatic condition that led to poverty. Later two cowboys had found the cliff palace and with a handmade ladder, they climbed down and found out the artifacts which were still in usable form. The cliff palace attracts the attention many visitors even today.