Recently I explored a nearby canyon and found something unique. Inside a little alcove, in a side-canyon of a side-canyon, sat two round Indian ruins.
They sat close to a cliff wall, but most ruins positioned like this use the cliff wall as one of the structure walls. This did not. Instead, the walls of the ruin stood independently and made a ring.
There were two rings, one of them being slightly wider in diameter and taller. The bigger ruin was approximately 60% intact, while the smaller one 75%. Judging from the remaining walls, there were no doors on these structures. It also didn't appear that at any time there was a roof.
The walls appeared to be made by turning flat rocks upright, arranging them into a ring, then fastening them in place with a mud mortar. Partially exposed behind some of the mud were branches placed atop the rocks and parallel to the ground, probably to help keep the structure fastened together.
The walls appeared to be made by turning flat rocks upright, arranging them into a ring, then fastening them in place with a mud mortar. Partially exposed behind some of the mud were branches placed atop the rocks and parallel to the ground, probably to help keep the structure fastened together.
These were not kivas as they did not go underground. I also do not believe they were cisterns as they only had sand at the bottom, and not something that would retain water.
There were no other visible ruins in the alcove that I could see, and I know of no others in the immediate vicinity (meaning a few hundred yards or so).
I have never seen any structure like this in person, but it is interesting to note that I have seen pictures of a similar structure only ten miles away. ♠
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