THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA’S BEST IDEA | Mesa Verde | PBS

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http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks: Cowboys searching for stray cattle in southwestern Colorado came upon the ruins of an ancient city tucked into the side of a cliff. Ken Burns’s newest film, THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA’S BEST IDEA, premiering... more

http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks: Cowboys searching for stray cattle in southwestern Colorado came upon the ruins of an ancient city tucked into the side of a cliff. Ken Burns’s newest film, THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA’S BEST IDEA, premiering Sunday-Friday, September 27-October 2, 2009, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, reveals how Mesa Verde, the largest concentration of cliff dwellings ever found, was discovered and went from fascinating to controversial. For more information on the film, visit http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks. less

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