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gravel into forms as concrete walls are now made. 

 When a section of tlie wall had hardened, the forms 

 were moved and another section made. Man}' of the 

 walls of the prehistoric jnieblos of the Galisteo Basin 

 were huilt of lar^;o blocks of adobe laid in adobe 

 mortar. 



The inner walls were almost always plastered and 



Coiling, Spruce Tree Ruin. 

 (Photo by Xussbaum ) 



sometimes ornamented by painting. The imi)ressions 

 of the hands of the plasterers found here and there 

 indicate that the women did that part of the work at 

 least. 



Ceilings. The ceilings and roofs of the rooms were 

 made by placing round logs crosswise with their ends 



