THE ANCIENT PEOPLES. o-J 



New Mexico. At the head of a small canj^on draining 

 into the San Juan through the Navajo River is a chff 

 about sixty feet high. Forty feet from the base is a 

 small cave facing the southwest in which are two rows 

 of rooms. The largest room is against the cliff at the 

 northern end having the rock of the cliff for its back 

 wall. This was the living room of the group as is 

 shown by its blackened walls and a fireplace in the 



Dulce Ruin. 

 (Photo, by Mrs. Wyckofif ) 



northern wall of the room, a foot or two above the floor. 

 The smoke from this fireplace escaped through a shaft 

 in the wall itself. This room which is 12 feet long and 

 8 feet wide is the only one large enough for a person to 

 lie extended. South of this room is a jug-shaped one 

 twenty-three inches by twenty-seven inches at the top 

 but opening out considerably toward the bottom. 



