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Ficure 10.—Floor plan of Feature 12, Star Village site. 
trace of an altar or of a fireplace was found, suggesting that the struc- 
ture was unfinished when the site was abandoned. 
DISCUSSION OF HOUSE REMAINS 
Although the five structures excavated at Star Village were all of 
the same basic pattern, there was great individual variation in details. 
There seems to be no pattern for such details as the relative size of the 
central area outlined by the four central support posts, in the shape 
of this area, or in its orientation with the long axis of the entranceway. 
All houses were round, with a four-post central foundation, an outer 
ring of secondary foundation posts, and a short, vestibulelike entrance- 
way. The fireplaces were only approximately centered within the 
central area. There was a slight tendency for the four center posts to 
be located approximately midway between the central point of the 
floor and the outer ring. 
