MYER] GORDON TOWN SITE 545 
HOUSE CIRCLE NO. 42 
House circle No. 42 is 33 feet in diameter. The center of its 
saucerlike depression is 18 inches below the rim of the circle. This 
rim does not rise above the surface of the surrounding soil. A dia- 
gram of this circle is shown in Figure 155. 
Near the center of the circle was a fire bowl which was somewhat 
smaller than those found elsewhere in the town. Near the fire 
bowl and occupying the south central portion of the circle was an 
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uneven stone mosaic floor composed of irregular, rough stone slabs 
rudely fitted together. Adjoining this floor, on the south, was a 
child’s grave, at the south side of which and only 2 inches above it 
was a small metate. By the side of the grave and near the metate 
was found a rude limestone muller. 
Strong Mosaic FLoor 
A photograph of a portion of this stone mosaic floor and the grave 
is shown in Plate 122, a. The floor was composed of irregular thin 
limestone slabs, probably picked up on the hillside half a mile to 
