. Bulletin. Ethnology. crated and intended for more general uses. Now one room apparently is sufficient for all purposes.® On this basis kiva B can well be con- sidered an example of the second type. In this connection attention should be called to the suggestion, previously made, that kiva B probably was constructed to replace C after the west end of house A had been menaced by the landslide which im- pinged against its rear wall. Kiva C also lacked a sipapu, the pres- ence of which possibly distinguished such cham- bers as were considered specially consecrated to religious functions, which w
. Bulletin. Ethnology. crated and intended for more general uses. Now one room apparently is sufficient for all purposes.® On this basis kiva B can well be con- sidered an example of the second type. In this connection attention should be called to the suggestion, previously made, that kiva B probably was constructed to replace C after the west end of house A had been menaced by the landslide which im- pinged against its rear wall. Kiva C also lacked a sipapu, the pres- ence of which possibly distinguished such cham- bers as were considered specially consecrated to religious functions, which would indicate that it, too, had served a general purpose. Practically the only features of particular interest in kiva B were those dealing with the actual construction of the chamber. Its ground or floor plan was exceed- ingly simple. (Fig. 9.) When the two rooms were remodeled into the one oval chamber it was necessary to remove the central partition to pro- vide for a larger inclo- sure and to take out parts of the side walls in order that the curved masonry could be erected. All but the lowest course of the central wall was razed. It was left in position and the floor filled in with refuse until level with the tops of the remaining wall stones, then a new surface of adobe was spread and a new occupation level pro- vided. Preparations for the two pits, a and &, Figure 9, were prob- ably made before the final coating of mud plaster was laid. The fire pit, a, was dug through the old floor and into the native earth below it. In order to do this it was necessary to remove a few of the foun- dation stones of the old wall. This was not done for pit &, O lOFT Figure 9.—Plan of kiva B. c, Fire pit; 6, ladder pit; 0, ventilator •Mindeleff, V., 1891, pp. 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
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