. Bulletin. Ethnology. : 0 wmm, .... 10// > i i i » â > / *â¢â. Fig. 4.âPlan of House C. a, Ventilator shaft. 5, Ventilator passage, c, Support posts, d, Corner bin. e, Fire pit They were several incnes in front of the smaller poles, and on the western half of the room projected from the walls, so that there was a decided bulge in the plaster. The removal of the support posts from the interior of the room itself would have been a decided advantage in giving greater floor space, but it does not seem likely that in this particular case it was the impelling motive behind such a constructio
. Bulletin. Ethnology. : 0 wmm, .... 10// > i i i » â > / *â¢â. Fig. 4.âPlan of House C. a, Ventilator shaft. 5, Ventilator passage, c, Support posts, d, Corner bin. e, Fire pit They were several incnes in front of the smaller poles, and on the western half of the room projected from the walls, so that there was a decided bulge in the plaster. The removal of the support posts from the interior of the room itself would have been a decided advantage in giving greater floor space, but it does not seem likely that in this particular case it was the impelling motive behind such a construction. The obvious explanation lies in the fact that the floor of the room was the cap rock of the mesa top, and the digging of holes for setting posts would have been an extremely difficult task. As a consequence the main. 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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