. Bulletin. Ethnology. 3.—Pottery rubbers. made of an extra piece of clay running 'across the top. Small shal- low holes may cover a part or the whole of the top (fig. 3, a). Figure 3, 6, shows a second variation with a pellet of clay added at one side of the handle. Spiin dle a\ HORLb. — Three spindle whorls, Aztec ui type, were found near the surface of the mound. Figure 4, «, shows an unusual form. Ear plugs.—A single ear plug (fig. 4, h) came to light in excavating to the south of floor A. It is evidently from the Aztec culture. Molds,—These were uncommon. Two were ^ found for making the t
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 3.—Pottery rubbers. made of an extra piece of clay running 'across the top. Small shal- low holes may cover a part or the whole of the top (fig. 3, a). Figure 3, 6, shows a second variation with a pellet of clay added at one side of the handle. Spiin dle a\ HORLb. — Three spindle whorls, Aztec ui type, were found near the surface of the mound. Figure 4, «, shows an unusual form. Ear plugs.—A single ear plug (fig. 4, h) came to light in excavating to the south of floor A. It is evidently from the Aztec culture. Molds,—These were uncommon. Two were ^ found for making the typical Toltec heads, one for making an adorno, and one for molding a rosette or button. Pottery.—No complete classification of the ceramics of the Valley of Mexico has ever been attempted. Dr. Boas, in his "Album de arqueologia mexicana hecho con 69 himinas," published by the In- ternational School, Mexico, 1912, gives a large number of pottery designs collected in the vicinity of Mexico City. Comparatively few of these designs were duplicated in the shards from this mound. When similar types occur, reference will be made to the Boas Album. An attempt has been made here to indicate very roughly the various types of pottery. This is presented merely as covering the collection in question and not in any way as an attempt to work out a complete classification of the ce- ramics of this part of the valley. It should lie noted also that only dec- orated shards and pots are included. A fertile field is open to the stu- dent of ceramics in the study of the undeco- rated pottery. Practically no attention has ever been paid to this phase of the subject. The decorated pottery of the Archaic, Toltec, and Aztec cultures may usually be distinguished, but, as far as I know, no one has yet attempted to classify the undecorated pottery of these three horizons. In the following description it will be assumed that the types belong to the Toltec culture unless mention is made
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