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the same as that noted in the kivas at Kin Tiel, namely, a layer of 

 small sticks across the passageway covered by a thick layer of adobe. 

 In order to examine the interior of the passageway, however, it was 

 necessary to remove the broken floor, but after completing the investi- 

 gations the floor was replaced and the eroded section of the platform 

 rebuilt. In addition to this repair the walls were strengthened by re- 

 placing with cement part of the adobe mortar between the blocks. 

 Pressure from debris against the outside of the wall was partly 

 relieved by removing much of the material, and drainage was pro- 

 vided by trenching around the sides. No provision was made to drain 

 the interior of the kiva, since a crack in the bottom of the pit by 

 the deflector was thought to be large enough to carry oiT rainwater. 

 It is planned to make more permanent repairs at a later date. 



A number of beam specimens were collected, but since the kiva 

 was not burned and conditions were unfavorable for preservation, 

 they were too badly decayed to give a comprehensive idea of the roof 

 construction. All specimens were either pihon, juniper, or cotton- 

 wood, and at the time of writing none of the specimens has been 

 dated. 



KIVA R-27 



The northeast wall of Kiva R-4 was the southwest wall of an- 

 other room, R-27, which when partly opened proved to be another 

 kiva. Due to lack of time this latter was not completely excavated, 

 though sufficient material was removed to reveal the deflector and 

 edge of the platform. 



KIVA R-24 



Previous to the discovery of Kiva R-27, another kiva, R-24, was 

 opened and studied (pi. 25, fig. i). Both R-24 and R-27 are on the 

 sandstone ledge with R-4, and all face in the same general direction. 

 As was shown in the case of R-4, kivas on the ledge are most sus- 

 ceptible to erosion at the southeast end, so it was not surprising to 

 find that only the face of the platform remained intact. The weather- 

 ing of the slope had reduced the walls at the edge of the platform to 

 15 inches in the northeast corner, and 2 feet 6 inches in the south- 

 east. Though complete notes could not be taken at this end of the 

 kiva, the ventilator passageway remaining showed evidence of having 

 been roofed with sticks and adobe, while the entrance to the ven- 

 tilator was covered with a sandstone lintel. 



Walls were of the same material and construction as those in R-4, 

 and were heavily coated with plaster, being about i| inches thick. 



