Tikchik village: a nineteenth century riverine community in ... - Cluster

VANSTONE: TIKCHIK VILLAGE 253tatively been given a house number was labeled kashgee 1 and theobvious kashgee on the rise in the southeast comer became kashgee 2.The informant was certain that kashgee 1 was the most recent of thetwo structures, but it was not altogether clear whether they had beenin use at the same time. He seemed to think that kashgee 2 had beenabandoned partly because it was located too far back on the site tobe convenient for the villagers of his time and partly because it hadbegun to fall into disrepair. He remembered taking steam baths inkashgee 1 when he was a small boy so presumably this structure wasin use right up until the site was totally abandoned.Kashgee 1 (Fig. 16)The wood preservation in this structure was truly remarkablewhen compared with that in the houses. Virtually the entire wallsFig. 16. Kashgee 1.