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A family might have had only one room in the pueblo -- about 200 square feet (19 sq m). This was roomy compared to pueblos farther north; living and storage space may have been shared here.
People devised ways to make their homes durable, comfortable, and safe. Thick walls insulated rooms; interior plaster was 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 cm) thick in some places. Smoke from a small hearth in the floor exited through a roof entry hatch in a ceiling about 5-1/2 feet (170 cm) high, adequate for people who averaged 5 feet 2 inches (160 cm) tall.
At least 31 rooms in Tuzigoot showed evidence of burning -- a condition often seen in pueblos dating between 1100 and 1400. At some of these sites, computer modeling, thermal alteration studies, and full-scale fire testing are helping determine the origin of structural fires and whether they may have been natural, accidental, or intentional. |