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What are some of the better known dwellings of the cliff dwellers?

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Some of the better-known ones are those of the Mesa Verde National Park , in Colorado, where there are more than 300 dwellings; Canyons of the Ancients and Yucca House national monuments, also in Colorado; Hovenweep National Monument, in Utah; Bandelier and Gila Cliff Dwellings national monuments, in New Mexico; and Canyon de Chelly , Casa Grande Ruins, Montezuma Castle , and Wupatki national monuments, in Arizona.

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