"Architecture and Site Layout," by Melissa J. Churchill
Table 1. Kiva Architecture, Floor Features, and Floor Artifacts, Woods Canyon Pueblo |
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Structure No. | Location | Architecture | Floor Data | |||
Upper Lining Wall | Bench Face | Pilasters (count) |
Features (count) |
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Facto Refuse (count) |
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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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