Split juniper slats are placed on the framework to form a cone. The juniper slats were originally covered with a layer of mud mortar, but this layer has since washed away from the structures of this period.
Split juniper slats are placed on the framework to form a conical shape. At one point, these slats were covered by a layer of mud mortar, though this protective coating has now vanished from the remnants of the structures from that time period.