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of the Southwest to select elevated sites for their shrines is. well 
known, and a low circular wall seems to have been a favorite type of 
shrine enclosure. No trace of offerings could be found, but these 
might well have been perishable objects, such as feathers, sticks, or 
carved wooden images. 
SAYODNEECHEE Burra Cave 
On the same side of the canyon as the “ watchtower” and nearly 
opposite Ruin 2, there is a deep, narrow cave (see fig. 1). It hes at 
the foot of a high cliff at the level of the valley bottom and its mouth 
is almost hidden from view by a large dune of blown sand. No evi- 
er 
. D A - Asnes 
Ose B — Porreany Tan 
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D - Buntac Cist 
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Fig. 8.—Section of cave, Sayodneechee. 
dence of occupancy appeared on the surface, but the roof was much 
smoked and a fragment of a burnt human jaw was picked up by one 
of the party at the rear of the cave; these signs led us to excavate. 
The cave had evidently been used for a long time by the Navaho for 
a sheep corral, as the surface is covered with a closely compacted 
fayer of dung, 3 to 4 inches thick (fig. 8). Below this lies a stratum, 
1 foot to 18 inches thick, of disturbed soft, red, sandy earth (probably 
sloughage from the cave roof) mixed with charcoal, decayed organic 
material, a, few corncobs and animal bones, and a very few coiled 
and gray potsherds. Below this is the hardpan extending to an 
undetermined depth and composed of red earth so homogeneous and 
compact that it could be shoveled only with difficulty. 
