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INDIANS OF THE SOITHW EST. 



are often j)laiiily \isil)le. In a few cases, the walls are 

 ornamented witli i)aintings. 



]k)tli rectangular and T-shajxMl dooiways are found 

 and several of them are j)rovided with grooves in which 

 slabs of stone were placed to close them. 



Many of the ninety-four rooms which were evidently 



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used for household purposes have fireplaces either in 

 one corner or in the center. The walls are blackened 

 with smoke for which no other exit was provided than 

 the doors and windows. In a few of the rooms there 

 is a raised bank along one side which may have fur- 

 nished sleeping places. Certain rooms, especially those 

 with other rooms abo^•e them, show no signs of fire or 

 smoke and since they were entirely dark were without 



