[Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) by Carl Lumholtz]@TWC D-Link bookUnknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) CHAPTER IV 9/45
Two of them were deeply sunken into the floor of the cave, and inside of them we found, between the rubbish and debris that filled them, several grains of corn and some beans. The other caves which we examined in this valley were of the same general character as these two, although we found no granaries in them.
On this page is shown the ground plan of a cave on the east side of the river, and attention is drawn to the singular concrete seats or blocks against the wall in the house on the west side of the cave.
A floor of concrete had been made in this cave extending inward and fairly level. Evidence of two-storeyed groups of houses was clearly noticeable in many caves; but our investigations were somewhat impeded by the destruction wrought by some Mormon relic-hunter, who had carried off almost everything removable.
He had even taken away many of the door lintels and hand-grips, in fact, most of the woodwork, from the houses. In the rear of some of the caves it was so dark that we had to light a candle to find our way, crawling from house to house.
In one instance we found a stone stairway of three steps. In spite of the tremendous dust which is raised by digging into the ground, and which makes the work very arduous, we searched diligently and succeeded in bringing to light a number of objects which fairly welt illustrate the culture of the ancient people.
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