<< Our Photo Pages >> Mesa Verde - Fire Temple - Ancient Village or Settlement in United States in The Southwest
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Multi-periodSite Name: Mesa Verde - Fire TempleCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 0.473 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The Southwest Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Cortez, CO
Latitude: 37.165340N Longitude: 108.47905W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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jeffrep visited on 2nd Oct 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5
"Both Fire Temple and the nearby Sun Temple were linked with sun-fire-serpent worship in the service of fertility and agricultural productivity, as practiced by the inhabitants of Mesa Verde. Evidence indicates that the inhabitants of nearby New Fire House may have been the tenders of the 'eternal flame' of Fire Temple, whose large central fire pit was seemingly kept burning at all times for both religious and practical use.....Fire Temple fell into disuse and abandonment in the late 1200s, as did the surrounding communities at Mesa Verde."
The Fire temple has been included on limited "backcountry" hikes for the general public, last scheduled in 2011. However, the structure may be viewed from an overlook on the Mesa Top Sites drive at any time Chapin Mesa is open to vehicle traffic.
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