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White House in Between:
Do you see the whitewashed walls of the central room in the upper level of this prehistoric Anasazi village? The Navajo mention these ruins in their Night Chant, calling them Kinii'Na'igai -- White House in Between -- because of this unique coloring.
At its zenith, the village housed about 100 men, women and children in some 60 rooms constructed of stone blocks with mud mortar.
The Anasazi people who lived here farmed the canyon floor, raising corn, beans, squash, and cotton. They made the fine cloth of cotton, robes of turkey feathers, baskets and sandals of yucca. They also produced pottery with elaborate decorations. |