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dwellings of the Southwest, the house roofs at Betatakin were flat 

 and furnished convenient workrooms as well as passages from one 



Fig. 83. — A late April snow at Betatakin camp. .Snowstorms were of 

 almost weekl)- occurrence, from the beginning of the work until the last 

 of May. 



I'Ui. 84. — \ lew I rum the cciilral court, in the K'eal ruin at I'ara.mjnali. In 

 the foregroun'l may lie seen two fireplaces and charred fra};menls of three 

 of the posts which supported the roof of a temporary shelter. At this point, 

 seven distinct levels of occujiancy were noted in six feet of court 

 accumulations. 



section of the puehlo to another. 'Ihc new lachk-rs. which form 

 connecting links hetween the several courts, were made of the 



