Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology · Washington : G.P.O. · leaf 47
e and 14 inches deep were dug in the floor where the walls were to be. These trenches were not carried to the corners but were car- ried to within 2 feet of the corners. Into these trenches the basal ends of saplings 4 or 5 inches in diameter were set. Along the trench and outside of the structure… … vertical posts. Figure 6 is a drawing indicating the essential ele- ments of this type of construction. The trench was then filled with surface earth and a fresh layer of clay, some 6 inches thick, was carefully spread over the interior of the structure to form a smooth hard floor. The small end of…
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