96 THE CLIFF RUINS OF CANYON DE CHELLY  [etu. any. 16 
this kiva is exceptional, and it is very probable that it was never 
roofed. The structures within the kiva, shown on the ground plan, are 
Navaho burial cists. West of the large kiva there were two others, less 
than 20 feet in diameter. One of these was circular; the other was 
irregular in shape, perhaps more nearly approaching an oval form. 

Fie. 2—Ground plan of a ruin on bottom land in Canyon del Muerto. 
At no fewer than five places within the ruin there are comparatively 
recent Navaho burials. 
Figure 3 is a ground plan of a small and very compact village, 
situated on the south side of the canyon at the point marked 28 on the 
detailed map. It is located on a slightly raised part of the bottom, 

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Fie. 3—Ground plan of a small ruin in Canyon de Chelly. 
commanding an outlook over a large area now under cultivation by 
the Navaho. The wall lines are remarkably, although not perfectly, 
regular, and show at least 25 rooms; there were probably others to the 
northward and eastward. The rooms are now almost filled with débris, 
but two of them are still intact, being kept in order by the Navaho 
