. Bulletin. Ethnology. 16 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY BULL. 81 I M. Meal Bins Meal bins in the floors were oblong or square, and always well plas- tered. A typical one was found in room 6, location 6. The dimen- sions are 43 cm. in length, 28 cm. in width, and 165 mm. in depth. The corners are all well rounded. No remains of meal were found in any of the bins. The usual location of the meal bins in this ruin was in or near a corner. (PI. 8.) Roofs Both the roofs and floors presented no very different features from those found in most pre-Spanish ruins in the Southwest. In well- def
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 16 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY BULL. 81 I M. Meal Bins Meal bins in the floors were oblong or square, and always well plas- tered. A typical one was found in room 6, location 6. The dimen- sions are 43 cm. in length, 28 cm. in width, and 165 mm. in depth. The corners are all well rounded. No remains of meal were found in any of the bins. The usual location of the meal bins in this ruin was in or near a corner. (PI. 8.) Roofs Both the roofs and floors presented no very different features from those found in most pre-Spanish ruins in the Southwest. In well- defined strata we found the remains of floor and roof material, but in such bad condition that we could not even bring a small section of it away. However, by careful work enough was uncovered to show the manner of construction, which is as follows: First, beams were placed in position on the top of the adobe wall; covering these laterally were rods, and again in an opposite direction were heavy masses of twigs and brush; in a few cases there were layers of cedar bast. Finally, over all a heavy cov- ering of -adobe was placed directly on the twigs or bast. A photograph of a section of flooring from Spring House, Mesa Verde, in south- western Colorado, is used as an illustra- ^^^-^ ^f ^j^q manner in which floors and roofs were generally built in the pre-Spanish ruins of the Southwest. This illustration is used because the floors and roofs at Po-shu were constructed in the same manner and no good photograph could be-obtained there. (PI. 6.) KiVA IN Plaza No. 1 Upon my first visit to the ruin I was struck by the fact that only one kiva was to be seen. I supposed that others would appear as the excavation proceeded, but was disappointed. We found a num- ber of rooms that were undoubtedly ceremonial in character, but there was only one round kiva. We attempted to excavate the kiva, but after two days spent in the most strenuous efforts we abandoned it. In two d
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