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of a very priiiiilivc slnu'turc, llu' roof of wliiili had consisted, ap- 

 parently, of lo^s that rested upon the i^round and leaned aj^aiiist 

 crosspieees sn])ported l)y four vertical posts sin-roundinn the lire])lace. 

 'i'he adjacent tiniheis composing the root had in turn sup])orted 

 layers, respet'ti\ely, of willows, .^rass, and cl.iy. This structure had 

 heeii circular in form and was prol)al)ly not more than 15 or 16 

 feel in diameter. 



I )wellin,!L;s of the same lyi)C were discovered near ISeaver City, 

 in r.eaver ( "(iunt\', in close ])ro.\imily to lar.L;er structiu'es whose walls 

 were made of adohe and whose llat rools had consisted ol heavy 



Ihc. 80. — Wails and lirriilace of a laryi- adobe strucluif at i'.cavrr (ity, lUali. 



heams co\ered with willows, ,L;rass, and cday in succession. The 

 artifacts recovered from these two types of dwellins^'s <iirfer hut 

 little and indicate a close relationship, hoth in time and in cultin"e, 

 hetween their res])ective builders. 



One larj^e mound at lieaver (ity, which was completely excavated, 

 contained 15 rectan^idar rooms and a circular struct mx" which has 

 been identified as a kiva or ceremonial chamber similar to those 

 associated with ])rehistoric habitations throuj^hout the San Juan 

 drainaj.^e. ( )f the 15 rectangular rooms, only four were contiguous ; 

 the walls of all had been constructed of adobe mud, pressed into 

 place while in a ])lastic condition. i\o indication ot the use of 

 adobe bricks or of lars^e adobe l)locl<s could be lound. In the 

 northern portion of the mound four distinct levels of occupancy 



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