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Stone Village
Notice that the walls of this village indicate masonry construction -- rough stones loosely cemented with clay. Though the two villages have similar layouts -- row of houses, plaza, pitroom -- these later walls are all masonry.
We are uncertain why the Anasazi began building above-ground masonry villages. Perhaps there was a shortage of house-timbers, or disastrous fires soured people on the earlier, wood-laced dwellings. In later pueblos along the Ruins Road Drive you can see how the Anasazi refined this technology, shaping and fitting stones to support multi-storied villages. |