NO. 14 ARCHEOLOGY OF BAV ISLANDS, HONDURAS STRON(; 43 



tion in July 1931. Since Mr. liird worked this site rather thoroughly 

 and ohtained a considerable collection here, the following account 

 is primarily based on his notes and collections, supplemented with 

 such additional material and information as we were able to gather. 



Site i 



Jonesville Bight has three arms, and site i is located east of the 

 central arm (see sketch map. fig. 10). The eastern shore here is 

 fringed by a mangrove swamp, and to reach the site one enters the 

 first opening in the dark wall of mangroves after the lagoon turns 

 to the east. This is a shallow tidewater stream about 6 feet wide, 

 which will float a dinghy drawing 14 inches. One follows this stream 

 about an eighth of a mile through the mangroves until it is possible 

 to step out on the low sand and mud shore. Here the land is level as 

 far as the foot of the hill to the south, which can be seen through the 

 scanty vegetation. Following the foot of the hill to the east, one comes 

 to a triangular rock about 14 feet high, which juts out from the hill. 

 Directly up the hill from this rock is a clifT about 75 feet high with 

 a slight overhang. This afTords a dry shelter for a strip 33 feet long 

 but with an average width of only 2 feet. Near the center, however, 

 the width of the shelter is about 8 feet. Below this the ground 

 dips sharply to the north at an angle of about 40°, and a talus slope of 

 large blocks of stone forms the liottom of a small gorge, which ex- 

 tends some 200 feet to the level bottom land. On either side of the 

 small sheltered area great rocks jut out, and it is difficult to follow 

 along the face of the clifT. 



Digging showed the sherds and other artifacts to be entirely on the 

 surface except at the very foot of the clifif, where they were buried 

 to a depth of 10 to 12 inches. Sherds occurred over the entire area, 

 which measured 8 by 33 feet. No charcoal or other evidences of 

 fire were noted, and kitchen debris was lacking. The bones and teeth 

 of a domestic hog were found on the surface, but these were probably 

 later additions. A few human teeth and skull fragments were found 

 in the deposit. Other objects present were large numbers of queen 

 and horse conch shells. Nearly all the queen conch shells had a 

 smooth round hole at the center. These were the most weathered, 

 apparently owing to the perforation, which had been made so that they 

 could be used as trumpets. Examinations of the vicinity, made by 

 Bird and by our party, revealed no other signs of human occupation. 

 The clifi: beyond the site extends vertically upward for about 30 feet 

 and then ascends very steeply to the top of the hill, which is entirely 

 covered by irregular blocks of stone. From the nature of the site, 

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