. Bulletin. Ethnology. FiauHE 24.—Surface remains B in first group. Granary pits at a, b, c, and d; exterior fire pit at e. to a point directly over the center of the cist where they joined. This would have formed a conical-shaped structure that in general appearance would have been not unlike the present-day sweat houses of the Navajos. Granaries of similar construction have been found in various portions of the Southwest, some of them practically intact.^^ Because of this it seems logical to postulate that the method of construction in the present case was similar. The floor of the gran- ary
. Bulletin. Ethnology. FiauHE 24.—Surface remains B in first group. Granary pits at a, b, c, and d; exterior fire pit at e. to a point directly over the center of the cist where they joined. This would have formed a conical-shaped structure that in general appearance would have been not unlike the present-day sweat houses of the Navajos. Granaries of similar construction have been found in various portions of the Southwest, some of them practically intact.^^ Because of this it seems logical to postulate that the method of construction in the present case was similar. The floor of the gran- ary was paved with large slabs and around its periphery additional stones were set up on edge to make a low wall. A portion of the ^'Morris, 1925, p. 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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