. Bulletin. Ethnology. ,c^. X ®c \ I KV0,/ :0. c {. 10 ft. Fiq. 15.—Plan of House L. a, Short passage, b, Step between passage and room, c, Holes for support posts, d, Deflector, e, Fire pit. f, Sipapu. g, Storage hole in floor, h, Oval depression, possibly for ladder end. i, Second fire pit scribed for other houses and which may have been for the purpose of preventing the base of the ladder from slipping on the smoothly fin- ished surface of the floor. There was a rectangular box in the floor at the east side of the room which gave indications of having been used as a fire pit. It had not fun
. Bulletin. Ethnology. ,c^. X ®c \ I KV0,/ :0. c {. 10 ft. Fiq. 15.—Plan of House L. a, Short passage, b, Step between passage and room, c, Holes for support posts, d, Deflector, e, Fire pit. f, Sipapu. g, Storage hole in floor, h, Oval depression, possibly for ladder end. i, Second fire pit scribed for other houses and which may have been for the purpose of preventing the base of the ladder from slipping on the smoothly fin- ished surface of the floor. There was a rectangular box in the floor at the east side of the room which gave indications of having been used as a fire pit. It had not functioned during the entire period of occupancy of the house, however. It had been filled with large stones, all of which, curiously enough, gave evidence of having been burned. The heat. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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