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of the cave were enlars^ed and deepened to furnish secure footing for 

 modern visitors. Ladders were provided as substitutes for steps in 







Fig. 8i. — Great masses of sandstone had fallen upon the houses at the 

 eastern end of the cave, crushing their walls and oftentimes carrying them 

 over the cliff below. Fragments of standing walls may be seen among the 

 wreckage. 



Fig. 82. — Approximately the same view, after the work of excavation and 

 repair. Note the restored retaining wall in the middle foreground. It 

 forms a walk or platform in front of a row of houses whose outer walls 

 were of wattle construction. 



other places, especially in open courts where ready access to neigh- 

 boring housetops is still desired. As noted generally in prehistoric 



