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formed by double rows of stones; these extended in almost every 
direction and always ended at what appears to be a shrine of some 
kind. It is hardly safe to say every time one comes across a group 
of stones arranged in a square or circle that it is a shrine. There 
were thousands of such arrangements in the country around the ruin. 
In fact, it looked as though the whole neighborhood was a mass of 
shrines, but by carefully following out the paths which led to them we 
at last established what are beyond doubt the world shrine and the 
four cardinal point shrines. Unfortunately, photographs of all of the 
shrines were not ob- 
tained and a thorough 
study of the subject 
was left forsome future 
time. There can be 
no mistaking that the 
places which we saw 
and designated as the 
world and_ cardinal 
point shrines were what 
we have called them. 
Enoughis known of the 
shrines of the present- 
day Pueblos to be able 
to saysomething about 
the shrines of Po-shu. 
Closely related to the Ss 
world shrine are three 
tanks for holding wa- 
ter, and some interesting data were secured with reference to these. 
At a point about three-fourths of a mile southeast from the ruin 
on the second mesa south is located what we have called the mid- 
dle or world shrine. (Fig. 35.) This is a large circle of stones 
about 40 feet in diameter and with an opening passage to the east. 
The opening is 10° off from the magnetic north. (This observation 
was taken August 4.) There is no doubt that the circle at one time 
was much higher than it is at present. There are evidences that 
there may even have been a low adobe wall over the top of the 
stones. We made several excavations inside of the circle and found 
no floor or remains of walls. There were no ceremonial objects any 
place that we could see. Surrounding the large circle were eight 
minor shrines. Five of these were circles, two were squares, and one 
was a triangle. These were all well defined, and placed on and be- 
tween the cardinal points. (Fig. 35.) Leading from the east door- 
way was a path of double rows of stones about 60 cm. apart. There 
are three tanks on the tongue of a low mesa 228 m, northeast of the 
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Fig. 35.—Diagram of the World Shrine. 
