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N. wall : 16" from NW. corner, 4" above 

 floor, 25" w. ; blocked, 

 1) 22" from E. wall and 4' from N., 24 x 18" 

 X 7" d.; 2) NW. corner 18 x 16" x 7i" d., 

 its S. end a slab on edge; 3) slab-lined, 

 against W. wall 2' from NW, corner, 23 x 

 19" X 13" d., its S. slab a troughed metate; 

 4) a central firepit, 3' 7" E.-W. x 28" x 

 31" d., masonry-lined, filled with burned sand 

 and sparse charcoal, 



N., E. and W. foundations, av, 24" h., are 

 partly razed house walls, unplastered but 

 sooted, its floor at depth of 5' 2". Walls show 

 alterations, possible occupancy after con- 

 struction of Kiva B. Ventilator at floor level 

 in S. wall 8" from SE. corner, 14" w, x 19" h. 

 to stick lintels ; connects with outside shaft, 

 13 X 10", finished inside. 

 Walls, mostly fallen, include larger than 

 usual blocks of dressed friable s.s. 

 W, wall: at floor level 17' 1" from NW, 

 corner, 25" w., blocked; S. wall, 3^' from 

 SW, corner, sill 31" below floor, 28" w. x 

 4' 3" h. opened into R, 140, blocked. 

 On floor at 3", 4 slab-paved basins each with 

 single slab on edge at W. side. Under one, 

 2 hewn planks 3" and 7" w, x 20" 1, ; under 

 another, part of a tabular O.B. metate. Under 

 all, on floor at 22", a rude foundation, 17" w., 

 that parallels W. side at 6' 5" and goes under 

 N. and S. ends. Other sub-floor walls, mostly 

 razed at 18", connect with floor at depth of 

 3i'. 



Corner of former dwelling at SW. arc of 

 Kiva B. Masonry includes larger than usual 

 blocks of dressed friable s.s. 

 S. and W, walls extend 3' 9" below floor 

 level; plastered S. wall and unplastered ex- 

 terior of Kiva B both smoke-stained. Sub- 

 floor fill chiefly debris of demolition. 

 Small room, southeast corner Kiva B en- 

 closure. 3rd type masonry, plastered. 

 SE. corner, slab-lined, 30 x 23" ; contained 

 5 s.s. firedogs. 



In corner back of fireplace, 12" sq. x 5" h. ; 

 on it a s.s. jar cover 7" dia. 

 4th type masonry, intermittent banding. 

 Beams and ceiling poles pulled out or cut 

 with steel axes. 



N. wall : 4' 6" from NE. comer, 9" above 

 floor, 27" w. X 4' 5" h., lintel of 8-2i" pine 



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