Structure 20-S, masonry surface structure

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CONSTRUCTION

Method and Sequence

Room built up against cliff face below overhang. Only construction observed was a section of the north wall. See masonry screen for architectural details of north wall. A beam, belonging to the ground-story roof of Structure 10, separates the upper and lower stories. This room is believed to have been constructed by using the roof of Structure 10 as a building platform.

Dimensions

 
Actual
Inferred
Comments
Length
107
Length of north wall (incomplete).
Width
Measurement not available.
Height
155
Top of beam to top of north wall (incomplete).
Depth
 

Method of Roof Support

Rested on top of walls.

Roof Description