Visited Canyons of the Ancients National Monument and Mesa Verde National Park at the end of August. Next to the kiva is the rest of the village. › Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, White Mesa Cultural and Conservation Area, Grand Canyon Gear Guide: What to pack for your hike. This is one of the largest visible kivas in Colorado. An extension of this route continues into Colorado, to Mesa Verde and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in southwestern Colorado Saddlehorn Pueblo along the Sand Canyon trailcontains a huge number of archaeological sites-- more than 6000 recorded so far, and up to 100 per square mile in some places-- representing Ancestral Puebloan and other Native American cultures. About 10,000 years ago, Paleo-Indians started hunting and gathering in the region. The fourth and final site, Sand Canyon Pueblo, doesn't provide much more than a scenic forest with a lot of old building stones scattered about. Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (the Monument) encompasses 176,000 acres of federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). A re-creation of an ancient pithouse inside the museum. Shorter and longer trips can also be enjoyable. Add your voice ›. At the top of the short, nature hike is a site of an Ancient Anaszi village. It’s located in Southwest Colorado near Dolores on 164,000 acres. The covered section of Lowry Pueblo is nice because you get to go inside and it recreates having a roof over the village. Canyons of the Ancients National Monument contains more than 6,000 recorded sites, while thousands more wait to be discovered. Canyons of the Ancients National Monument contains a huge number of archaeological sites representing Ancestral Puebloan and other Native American cultures.The Monument is managed as an integral cultural landscape containing a wealth of historic and environmental resources. After archaeologists excavated the site, they reburied it to avoid having to stabilize the walls. A mountain lion stands guard out from the Anasazi Heritage Center. [CDATA[// >