. Bulletin. Ethnology. MEGGERS AND EVANS] ARCHEOLOGY AT MOUTH OF AMAZON 293 meters high, and sloping off gradually toward the north end (fig. 104). The soil is dark gray to a depth of between 25 and 50 cm., and then becomes light, sandy clay. Sherds are sparse except on the steep bank (Appendix, table 42). Heavy tree growth on the edges conceals the mound from the passer-by. Mound 16, Tesinho.âThis is about 250 meters below Mound 1, on the same (left) bank of the igarape. It and the adjacent area are covered with forest, which except on the mound itself was under water at the time of our
. Bulletin. Ethnology. MEGGERS AND EVANS] ARCHEOLOGY AT MOUTH OF AMAZON 293 meters high, and sloping off gradually toward the north end (fig. 104). The soil is dark gray to a depth of between 25 and 50 cm., and then becomes light, sandy clay. Sherds are sparse except on the steep bank (Appendix, table 42). Heavy tree growth on the edges conceals the mound from the passer-by. Mound 16, Tesinho.âThis is about 250 meters below Mound 1, on the same (left) bank of the igarape. It and the adjacent area are covered with forest, which except on the mound itself was under water at the time of our visit. The artificial elevation has an area 140 by 16 meters, with the sides sloping steeply except at the north- east end (fig. 104). The maximum height, maintained over an area approximately 100 by 5 meters, is meters. Sherds were scattered over the surface (Appendix, table 42) and were said to be abundant along the north side below the flood level. Protected from the in- vasion of cattle by the forest extending between it and the campo, it has accumulated a relatively thick undergrowth. Mound 17, Belem.âThis mound, lying almost directly opposite Mound 1, is another cemetery. It measm^es 250 by 59 meters, and attains a height of meters (fig. 107). At the time of our visit, the lower end had been cleared for cultivation but the remainder of. â 1949 EXCAVATIONS a farabee's excavations FiGUKE 107.âDetailed plan of J-15, Mound 17, a Marajoara Phase cemetery, showing location of excavations. 391329â57 21. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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