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plan of Chetro Ketl Great Kiva

This is the original floor plan illustrating both Chetro Ketl I and II. The solid areas indicate the more recent occupation known as Chetro Ketl I, while the hatched areas represent the oldest version of the Great Kiva, Chetro Ketl II, upon which the 3-D model is based. Features: A, outer wall, Chetro Ketl I; B, bench Chetro Ketl I; C, late veneer over bench face; D, fill over wall of Chetro Ketl II; E, bench, Chetro Ketl II; F, seating pits; G, antechamber area; L, vaults, dotted areas show openings in walls of lower vaults; M, firebox; N, fire screens; R, masonry "altar"; T, antechamber wall; U, peripheral rooms. (from The Great Kivas of Chaco Canyon, by Gordon Vivian and Paul Reiter, 1960. School of American Research, Santa Fe, NM).


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