. Chapters in the prehistory of eastern Arizona. Indians of North America -- Arizona Antiquities; Arizona -- Antiquities. 26 PREHISTORY OF EASTERN ARIZONA, III Three types: 1. Round or basin-shaped, earth-lined (Fig. 11); most of these had been sealed over; were often not in center of room; and are found only in storage rooms. Is it possible that these firepits were in exist- ence before the rooms enclosed them or that the firepits had a different function? 2. Hexagonal, slab-lined firepits were found in only a few rooms and usually near a wall, off center (Fig. 12). 3. Slab-lined rectangular
. Chapters in the prehistory of eastern Arizona. Indians of North America -- Arizona Antiquities; Arizona -- Antiquities. 26 PREHISTORY OF EASTERN ARIZONA, III Three types: 1. Round or basin-shaped, earth-lined (Fig. 11); most of these had been sealed over; were often not in center of room; and are found only in storage rooms. Is it possible that these firepits were in exist- ence before the rooms enclosed them or that the firepits had a different function? 2. Hexagonal, slab-lined firepits were found in only a few rooms and usually near a wall, off center (Fig. 12). 3. Slab-lined rectangular firepit (Figs. 13, 14), the most common type. Some with fiat bottoms, some with concave, and some with a small sump or pit at the bottom. Range in size from 30 by 50 cm. to 32 by 68 cm. Depths ranged from 18 cm. to 52 cm. Ceilings Height.—Actual height unknown. Estimate, arrived at by inspecting rock inside and outside rooms, six feet above floor. Construction.—Construction or type unknown. From decayed or burned portions of wooden beams and from impressions on burned adobe chink- ing, believed roofs were similar to those of ancient pueblos: main beams, smaller ones at right angle, splints and/or mats, *V ft Fig. 9. Sealed doorway in west wall, room 68. Arrow (50 cm. long) points north; meter stick in 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 Martin, Paul S. (Paul Sidney), 1899-1974; Longacre, William A. , 1937- joint author; Hill, James N. , 1934- joint author. Chicago: Field Museum Press
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