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 Hypothesis Regarding Kiva Architecture, Shallow Aquifers, and Thermally Induced Vacuum-Assisted Water Extraction

A simple home for exploring Mark Melni’s hypothesis that some ancestral Puebloan Kivas may have served both ceremonial and practical water-related functions.

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A Preliminary Hypothesis Regarding Kiva Architecture, Shallow Aquifers, and Thermally Induced Vacuum-Assisted Water Extraction presents a working model for discussion, testing, and review.

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