MINDELEFF. | SHUPAULOVI. 71 
SHUPAULOVI, 
This village, by far the smallest pueblo of the Tusayan group, illus- 
trates a simple and direct use of the principle of the inclosed court. 
The plan (Pl. xxx) shows that the outer walls are scarcely broken by 
terraces, and nearly all the dwelling apartments open inwards upon the 
inclosure, in this respect closely following the previously described 
ancient type, although widely differing from it in the irregular disposi- 
tion of the rooms. (PI. Xxxt.) A comparison with the first of the 
series of diagrams illustrating the growth of Mashongnavi, will show 
how similar the villages may have been at one stage, and how suitable 
a nucleus for a large pueblo this village would prove did space and 
character of the site permit. Most of the available summit of the rocky 
knoll has already been covered, as will be seen from the topographic 
sketch of the site (Fig. 13). The plan shows also that some efforts at 
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extension of the pueblo have been made, but the houses outside of the 
main cluster have been abandoned, and are rapidly going to ruin. 
Several small rooms occur on the outer faces of the rows, but it can be 
readily seen that they do not form a part of the original plan but were 
added to an already complete structure. 
In the inclosed court of this pueblo occurs a small box-like stone 
inclosure, covered with a large slab, which is used as asort of shrine or 
depository for the sacred plume sticks and other ceremonial offerings. 
