"Architecture and Site Layout," by Melissa J. Churchill

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Table 1. Kiva Architecture, Floor Features, and Floor Artifacts, Woods Canyon Pueblo

Architecture

Floor Data

Structure No.

Location

Upper Lining Wall

Bench Face

Pilasters (count)

Features (count)

De Facto Refuse (count)

1-S

canyon bottom

earthen

masonry

not exposed

pit

bone tube

2-S

canyon bottom

not exposed

not exposed

not exposed

hearths (2),sipapu with paho marks, pits (3)

none exposed

3-S

canyon bottom

not exposed

not exposed

not exposed

hearth, pit (possible sipapu)

awl, core,projectile point

4-S

east talus slope

not exposed

masonry

masonry (2)

pits (2)

mano, abrader, awl, axe, partial / reconstructible vessels (2)

5-S

east talus slope

not exposed

not exposed

not exposed

human remains (10)

metate, partial vessel

6-S

rim complex

not exposed

not exposed

not exposed

hearth, deflector, pit

mano

7-S

upper west side

not exposed

masonry

masonry (1)

pits (7); one pit may be sipapu with paho mark

awls (2), mano, bone scraper,stone disk

8-S

upper west side

not exposed

masonry

masonry; outline visible on modern ground surface

hearth,wall (possible deflector)

none exposed

9-S

canyon bottom

earthen

part masonry; partly dismantled

not exposed

none exposed

none exposed

13-S

rim complex

masonry*

not exposed

masonry (1)*

floor not exposed

floor not exposed

*Upper lining wall rests on top of pilasters, creating shelves/large niches.

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