. Bulletin. Ethnology. 226 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 167 near this burial that could be interpreted as constituting gi-ave goods. The count from cut 2 by levels gives: Level .00-. 15 m.: 123 sherds and 1 burnt-clay lump Level . m.: 238 sherds and 1 burnt-clay lump Level . m.: 494 sherds and 19 burnt-clay lumps Level . m.: 126 sherds and 2 burnt-clay lumps Cut 3, 1 meter square, was put in the center of Mound 2. Here the sod layer extended to a depth of 10 cm., but conditions below dupli- cated those in the two previous cuts, with sterile grayish-brown clay appearing
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 226 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 167 near this burial that could be interpreted as constituting gi-ave goods. The count from cut 2 by levels gives: Level .00-. 15 m.: 123 sherds and 1 burnt-clay lump Level . m.: 238 sherds and 1 burnt-clay lump Level . m.: 494 sherds and 19 burnt-clay lumps Level . m.: 126 sherds and 2 burnt-clay lumps Cut 3, 1 meter square, was put in the center of Mound 2. Here the sod layer extended to a depth of 10 cm., but conditions below dupli- cated those in the two previous cuts, with sterile grayish-brown clay appearing at 50 cm. This test was continued to a depth of 75 cm., into the sterile soil underlying the mound. Cultural remains were distributed: Level .00-. 15 m.: 218 sherds, 1 burnt-clay lump Level . m.: 739 sherds, 13 burnt-clay lumps Level .30-45 m.: 836 sherds and 27 burnt-clay lumps Level . m.: 166 sherds and 11 burnt-clay lumps To these totals, the surface collection added 146 sherds Drilled sherds.—The two drilled sherds from cut 1 are Formiga Plain (fig. 77). Both were crudely shaped into a circle, averaging. I CM a b Figure 77.—Drilled sherds from J-6—Formiga, Formiga Phase. 3 cm. in diameter, and drilled through the center from both sides with a hole 6 to 9 mm. in diameter. Both are slightly concavo-convex in cross section, with a thickness of 6 mm. Data prom Other Excavations site j-18—coroca The only other site that has been identified as belonging to the Formiga Phase is J-18—Coroca, on the right bank of the Rio Arari,. 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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