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tween the end of one wall and the face of another upon which it 

 abuts. This failure of union is due to the method of construction of 

 the walls themselves, for they evidently were not carried up at the 

 same rate on all sides. In some instances these cracks were visible 

 on the surface of the mound before excavation began, indicating the 

 corners before the rooms were opened. While the majority of rooms 

 in the enclosure adjoin the surrounding wall, so that it serves as 

 one or more sides, there are two rooms that are free on all sides 

 from any connection of this kind. These independent buildings are 

 separated from others by courts or plazas. The most conspicuous 

 of these- is a room, formerly two stories high, called after the zealous 

 priest. Father Font, who first gave its dimensions and correctly 

 mapped its location in respect to the main building (plate xxiii). 



Relic-hunters have dug into several large mounds of the com- 

 pound and left their marks on some of the best walls. This mutila- 

 tion is particularly noticeable in some of the rooms of the northeast 

 cluster, especially the northeast corner room, where much of the 

 wall had been practically destroyed before the author began his ex- 

 cavations. Necessary repairs were made, however, and what re- 

 mains of the wall is protected from harm for the present. 



BUILDINGS 



The following buildings, plazas, and courts were excavated in 

 Compound A : 



(1) Southwest building; (2) northeast building; (3) rooms on 

 west wall; (4) six ceremonial rooms; (5) central building; (6) 

 Font's room; (7) rooms between Casa Grande and Font's room; 

 (8) rooms adjoining ceremonial rooms on north wall; (9) north- 

 west room; (10) room near east wall; (11) northeast plaza; (12) 

 central plaza; (13) east plaza; (14) southwest plaza; (15) south 

 court. 



These house groups and plazas shown in the accompanying bird's- 

 eye view and ground plan (plates xxiii and xxiv), in which the un- 

 opened part, buildings and plazas, bear appropriate legends, will be 

 considered in the order given above. Of the 43 new rooms consid- 

 ered, the majority were excavated to the floor, and in several the 

 excavations went to a greater depth, where many of the best objects 

 were obtained. The existence of a majority of the buildings was 

 recognized superficially by mounds or small elevations, but the 



