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Grave marker pecking order is determined by money and military experience. The cemetery is only accessible by tribal members on All Saints Day and during funerals, access to outsiders is strictly prohibited.

Here's a unique and eye catching feature found within the Pueblo, earthen ovens. Quite an amazing invention, they're fired using the ash of cedar. Once heated to a respectable 500 degrees, all cedar ash is swept out to make way for the baking goodies. Sans ash, the baker enjoys 3 solid hours of uninterrupted baking fun. The tour guide laughs as she tell us about the ovens, she has singed her eyebrows more than once when the wind catches the ash and blows it back into her face.

Here's a close-up. Adobe is basically straw and mud. Everything here is made of adobe.

Here's something a little odd. See that window, the one at knee level? We're told the window used to be higher, perhaps once as high as eye level. How did the window become so low? Amazingly, over time the adobe has slowly eroded, and with each passing rainy season, more and more mud washes down into the alley. The level of the alley slowly rises. After the rainy season, repairs are made to put mud back on the adobe. It is this cycle of erosion, sediment collection, and repair, that gives rise to the sinking window.

Ha! A mixtue of modern construction melded in with classical adobe architecture. Are they running the risk of losing their World Heritage Site designation with this little bug-a-boo?