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((drawing in field book)).

The vertical wall is thickly dotted with holes in the tufa, probably partly eroded by wind, though doubtless formed in spots which were either soft or composed of more soluble material which has been partly dissolved by storm waters. The larger holes were greatly enlarged by the ancient inhabitants and dwellings of stone walls two to three or more stories in height were then built in front of them, with the usual small rooms about 8 x 8 ft. The walls have mostly crumbled away. Part of the debris has been cleared away by the workmen of the School of American Archaeology, so as to show the sizes and shapes of the first story rooms. Probably the same walls extended us ((sic - up?)) so as to make the rooms