NO. II PUEBLO RUINS IN ARIZONA — HAURY AND HARGRAVE lOI 



oval or even circular while in others rounding was limited to the 

 upper rear corners, producing an oval top. More often the lintel 

 was a sandstone block of the wall masonry (fig. 29), but an excep- 

 tion is found in Room ii, where a cache is roofed with small sticks 

 set into adobe after the manner of door lintels. Time has proved the 

 strength of roofs made from adobe and wood, and it is not surprising 

 that this knowledge should be used where a substantial covering for 

 an opening is needed whether large or small. 



Caches 



Fig. 29. 



FLOORS 



Floors were of clay, with the exception of those in kivas and in 

 Room 10 which were of stone, and were found in all rooms, whether 

 on bedrock or midden fill. These floors were easily identified by their 

 smoothness, hardness, and thickness which varied from one to several 

 inches. 



firepits 



Nothing characteristic was noted in clay floors, except the position 

 of the firepit, which was invariably in a corner, or against the wall 

 2 or 3 feet from the corner. This position does not apply to kiva 



