David Flores interned with the Archaeological Sites Conservation Program at Mesa Verde National Park.   Mesa Verde National Park was established in 1906 to protect the extensive and impressive remains of the "cliff dwelling" Ancestral Puebloans who occupied the area for 750 years.  The park contains over 4,000 known archaeological sites (few of which have actually been excavated), 600 of which are the famous cliff dwellings.

David's project involved reviewing the database of existing conditions documentation the  then making field conditions on extant plaster and painted walls for a variety of structures at Mesa Verde.  These include the Square Tower House, Long House, and Moon House.  In addition, David developed a GIS (geographic information system) for the condition of plaster remains on one of the Cliff Dwellings.

"I consider this internship from US/ICOMOS [at] Mesa Verde National Park as an important landmark on my career on the conservation of architectural and archaeological monuments."

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