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surface was even; and in some eases a decorative effect was 
given by alternating layers of smaller and larger pieces and 
by chinking the crevices with spalls. The walls were some¬ 
times plastered inside and out and finished with clay paint. 
The doorways were small and squarish, and often did not extend 
to the floor, except an opening or square notch in the center 
for the passage of the feet^ Windows, or outlook apertures, 
were numerous and generally small. — Tke 01 iff dwellings to 
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which the term cavate is applied are not built, but dug in 
the cliffs. Where the formations were friable or chalky, 
natural recesses or openings were enlarged by digging, and 
this led to the excavation of chambers and groups of chambers 
at points where no openings previously existed. in c 
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where the front opening was large, either originally or 
through the effects of weathering, it was walled up as in the 
ordinary cliff dwelling, the doors and openings being of usual 
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type; but the typical cavate dwelling* entered through a small 
