Mummy Lake Photos: An Ancient Ceremonial Structure

Monday, April 28, 2014 - 10:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Mummy Lake, a sandstone-lined circular pit in Colorado's Mesa Verde National park was built some 1,000 years ago and rather than being used as a water reservoir by the Ancient Puebloan people, it was likely used for ritual purposes.

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