. Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. arrowshaft straightener, twostone mauls, and a triangular piece of sandstone grooved at twocorners and weighing about four pounds, were also found. KIVA KT-II A depression just southeast of KT-I proved on excavation to bea second kiva, which we designated KT-II (fig. 25 and pi. 21, fig. 2).The two ceremonial chambers are not exactly in line, however, sincethe southwest corner of the platform in KT-I is only 12 feet from thenorthwest corner of KT-II, while the southeast corner of the platformis 15 feet from the northeast corner of KT-II. This difference
. Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. arrowshaft straightener, twostone mauls, and a triangular piece of sandstone grooved at twocorners and weighing about four pounds, were also found. KIVA KT-II A depression just southeast of KT-I proved on excavation to bea second kiva, which we designated KT-II (fig. 25 and pi. 21, fig. 2).The two ceremonial chambers are not exactly in line, however, sincethe southwest corner of the platform in KT-I is only 12 feet from thenorthwest corner of KT-II, while the southeast corner of the platformis 15 feet from the northeast corner of KT-II. This difference in-dicates that the kivas, though facing the southwest, varied as to thenumber of degrees, a condition frequently noted in structures ofthis type. The interval between the kivas was not examined, butfrom its size and position it is thought to contain a room. In comparing the kivas only minor differences were noted. They areof the same type and approximately the same size, though KT-II NO. II PUEBLO RUINS IN ARIZONA HAURY AND HARGRAVE 91. ^nrn 92 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 82 was not SO deeply set into the ground. The masonry of KT-II is ofthe same type and material, but the method of construction is slightlydifferent. The walls at the southeast and southwest corners of KT-IIare joined together, but abut at the northeast and northwest cornerswhere wedges were driven between to strengthen the walls (pi. 22,fig, i). The tying of the walls in the two corners noted is well doneand appears to have been intentional. All four walls are of masonry,plastered, and firmly constructed, contrasting greatly with the in-secure walls of KT-I. The walls were straight and firm, with theexception of the north and south sides which were slightly bowedinward from pressure of the material against them. The room floor consists of sandstone- slabs of the same materialand comparable in size to those in KT-I. On the east side of the floorare five holes, in line and averaging 11 inches fro
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