The restored kiva in Ceremonial Cave. The ranger and party are standing on the >roof of the circular chamber.

Principal Ruins of the National Monument

CEREMONIAL CAVE. A restored kiva of very different type may be found up the canyon nearly a mile. By climbing a series of ladders to a ledge 150 feet above the stream, the great rock overhang known as Ceremonial Cave can be reached. Under the shelter of this arch a number of masonry dwellings and a kiva were once built; the subterranean kiva, excavated and reroofed, is very small but would have served the needs of the few families who lived on this impregnable balcony.