Mortandad Canyon Cavate Complex - May 2007 
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Marija at the Mortandad Game Pit
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Marija at the Mortandad Game Pit
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A shelf and a couple of storage nooks at the back of a cavate.
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A shelf and a couple of storage nooks at the back of a cavate.
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Click on the picture to expand it to full size, and you'll see some petroglyphs carved into those rocks up there.
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Click on the picture to expand it to full size, and you'll see some petroglyphs carved into those rocks up there.
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Marija peering into the kiva.
Metal bars were placed in font of this ceremonial chamber to protect it from vandals, but it was constructed in such a way as to let you get a good look inside.
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Marija peering into the kiva.
Metal bars were placed in font of this ceremonial chamber to protect it from vandals, but it was constructed in such a way as to let you get a good look inside.
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The view from inside one of the cavates.
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The view from inside one of the cavates.
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The archaeologist didn't know whether those bricks have been there for centuries, or restacked in modern times.
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The archaeologist didn't know whether those bricks have been there for centuries, or restacked in modern times.
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Avanyu, the water serpent, is a very common figure in these parts. He represents the giver and guardian of water.
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Avanyu, the water serpent, is a very common figure in these parts. He represents the giver and guardian of water.
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Marija examines the remains of a 2-story house. The straight lines of holes in the cliff were sockets to hold beams. The lower ones were considerably bigger. There are still a few shaped tuff bricks strewn about.
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Marija examines the remains of a 2-story house. The straight lines of holes in the cliff were sockets to hold beams. The lower ones were considerably bigger. There are still a few shaped tuff bricks strewn about.
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A bird figure carved into the wall of a cavate, next to a small storage nook.
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A bird figure carved into the wall of a cavate, next to a small storage nook.
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Inside the Kiva.
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Inside the Kiva.
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Inside the kiva.
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Inside the kiva.
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Inside the kiva.
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Inside the kiva.
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