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iiKiuiilcil li\' a la\('r of atlohc iiiud ('s|ici-iall\' tliosi' nf the upiicr >|(ii'i('s. 



wliicli I'tiniR'd tlif lloors ol' the rooiiif^ 'I'lic thick usually uiihi'okt'U walls oH'cr 



above. such I'di'inidahlc harriers to tlic spi'cail 



A \ci-\- I<mu' |ici'iiiil of eontiiiuous. or o\ a cimlla.Mi'at ion tiiat it seems evident 



at lca>t <d' recuiTciit occu])aiicv. is dc- that lii'c was intentionally set from 



noted h\- the >ucccssivi' decay and I'cha- rnom to room. 



hilitat ion of t he noi'theast coiMicr of t he The upper sexcral feet of the walls, 

 puehhi. Walls collapsed. ceilinL;'s fell. although held in place hy the dehi'is 

 (juantitit's of refuse were thrown into which enclosed tiiem, were i^'reatly dis- 

 tlie ahandoned chaml)ers. and then new iiitei;i'ated hv the action of frost and 

 tlooi-s wei'c laid owr the deliris. and moist ni'e. In addition in many places 

 new walls wei'c I'aised aho\e the pai'tly strains (le\-elo])(Ml before tlie actual col- 

 ruined sti'ucturc. some conformable lapse cd' the liiijrher walls liad so weak- 



Mosaic pendants were fasliioned with great skill and evince considerable artistic appreciation. 

 Twent.v were found upon the breast of one skeleton. In each case the inlay was applied to tlie convex 

 surface of a disk of shell, the individual fragments being held In place with pitch. These two mosaics 

 have central disks of pink stone. Alternating concentric rings of turquoise and gilsonite (a jetlike sub- 

 stance) complete the design of the left disk, but in the right one a fourth element was added. Tlie first 

 and third rings consist of alternate triangles of gilsonite and galena crystals, and the second and 

 fourth of turquoise 



with the older walls, some resting upon 

 the artificial fill. Such secondary con- 

 struction is apparent where kiva F now 

 stands. Detritus from the upper walls 

 completely filled the rooms of the first 

 story. During the process of rehabili- 

 tation, the debris was leveled, obstruct- 

 ing partition walls were torn out, and 

 the foundations of kiva F were begun 

 at the level of the original second story, 

 about eleven feet above the court. In 

 consequence this kiva stands perched 

 higli in the air, not subterranean as was 

 the normal position of these ceremonial 

 chambers. 



With few exceptions fire consumed 

 all of the ceilinfrs of the east winjx. 



ened the remaining parts that they 

 would not have stood long after the 

 earth was taken away from them. The 

 tops of all the walls were removed, and 

 those that threatened to fall were torn 

 down and replaced with new masonry, 

 so that as the repaired part of the ruin 

 now stands it Avill remain for a long 

 time without much decay, a monument 

 to its aboriginal builders. 



Kiva E, situated in the open court, 

 is one of the most interesting of the 

 chambers which have been excavated 

 because of its rather close similarity to 

 the kivas still in use among some of the 

 I'uehlo towns of the Rio Grande Valley. 

 .Mtliouiili mostlv subterranean, to allow 



