Explorations and field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in .. . O C\u <t! a; CQ S^. en oJ fe 52 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION stone celt (fig. 62), and nearby were a large nuniljer of quartzcrystals. As one stood at this jungle shrine, from which glimpses could beobtained of both shores of the island and of the distant mainland, itwas easy to conjure up a picture of the plumed priests and worshipperscome to deposit offerings to the mountain gods. The alien nature ofcertain of these offerings called to mind the Indian traders from themainland, whom Columbus met at l>onacca Island, and the br
Explorations and field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in .. . O C\u <t! a; CQ S^. en oJ fe 52 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION stone celt (fig. 62), and nearby were a large nuniljer of quartzcrystals. As one stood at this jungle shrine, from which glimpses could beobtained of both shores of the island and of the distant mainland, itwas easy to conjure up a picture of the plumed priests and worshipperscome to deposit offerings to the mountain gods. The alien nature ofcertain of these offerings called to mind the Indian traders from themainland, whom Columbus met at l>onacca Island, and the brokenmodel of a river canoe (fig. 62), placed by the central deposit, fur-thered the suggestion. On Helena Island we found two caves next to a gloomy mangroveswamp, one of which had been lived in, whereas the other, markedby a stalagmite of human form, was evidently a shrine. BarburataIsland is perhaps the most beautiful of the group (fig. 58), and herewe investigated two disturbed shrines. Murat Island gave little prom-ise, but our hasty visit to Bonacca included investigations at a h
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