File:Cyark_elevation_fire_temple.jpg
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English: This is a section view of Kiva A in Mesa Verde's Fire Temple, cut from laser scan data. Kiva is a Puebloan term for ceremonial rooms, and most of the Kivas at Mesa Verde are round in form and subterranean. The entire courtyard of Fire Temple itself is defined as a Great Kiva by both modern Puebloans such as the Hopi and by archaeologists due to its design and entirely non-domestic function. However, since Fire Temple was at least partially built to conform to the dimensions of the cliff alcove in which it was built, it is neither round in form nor truly subterranean. Along the southern terminus of Kiva A are the foundations of an original wall or a stepped bench. Archaeologists have disagreed over the years as to whether this represents an enclosure to the Fire Temple's Kiva, or whether it would have been open at the front perhaps to keep its prominent fire hearth visible from some distance away.
Kiva A's walls were originally covered in white paint, with black and red geometric designs and symbols on it that are very similar to those found on black and white pottery found in Mesa Verde from the same time period. Due to exposure to the elements over time only scattered remnants of this paint remain intact and most of the designs are faded. |
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Source | http://archive.cyark.org/west-elevation-of-the-interior-wall-of-rooms-123-at-fire-temple-1-media |
Author | CyArk, http://archive.cyark.org |
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