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What I’m Doing This Week: Allen Denoyer

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Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist and Ancient Technologies Expert
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Yesterday and today, I’ve been repairing our pilot pithouse at Steam Pump Ranch in Oro Valley, Arizona. In these pictures, volunteer Katie Bubnekovich is soaking the roof and I am floating it with a hand stone.

Volunteer Katie Bubnekovich soaking the pithouse roof.
Volunteer Katie Bubnekovich soaking the pithouse roof.

Soaking the roof.
Soaking the roof.
Allen floating the roof with a hand stone.
Allen floating the roof with a hand stone.
Floating the roof.
Floating the roof.

One thought on “What I’m Doing This Week: Allen Denoyer”

  1. Dennis Eaglestone says:
    March 3, 2022 at 12:32 pm

    Hi Allen, Great article on pithouse construction at SteamPump. Also, may I pose a question for you: Most pit house documentation omits the rock foundation as part of the structure. Typically it is a pit in the ground with wooden posts as structural supports, a roof of latillas, reed mats, and a mud/caliche coating.

    But the pithouses we find in the Tonto and AFNM are recognized by a base ring of rocks (which makes it easier to see). Any ideas about this? Thx, D

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