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articulated skeletons and the skull of a fifth ; quantities of droppings 

 on floor and shelf provide evidence the birds had been long in this 

 dark, doorless chamber. Pinyon nut shells, squash seeds, and corn 

 cobs suggest the food offered. 



202 



Scale in Fcef 



Fig. 10. — Diagrammatic sketch showing relationship of Late Bonitian Rooms 

 202-203 to Old Bonitian Rooms 4-5. 



As in other instances, the wall between 248B and 249B had been 

 built upon a beam at first story ceiling level ; during 1921 repairs 

 we marked its former position by stones protruding from the side 

 walls. In both rooms ground floor masonry reflected our second- 

 type while that of the upper stories was best described as third type. 



The eastern row of our rectangular block parallels the western 

 row figuratively as well as actually (fig. 8). Each room exhibits 



