16. Look up to the room above you.
The two beams at the rear are original roof beams that have been in the ruin almost 800 years. Above the beams once lay the cross pieces forming the next layer, on top of which was placed the mud or clay to complete the roof.
The bins below the beams were used for storage of farm products and other foods gathered from wild plants.
The T-shaped doorway through which you entered is quite common in Southwestern ruins. One probable reason for this shape was that in the winter a blanket, a skin, or a mat could be hung over the larger opening, leaving the lower, smaller one free to admit fresh air.