NO. 14 ARCHEOLOGY OF BAY ISLANDS, HONDURAS STRONG III 



(Sfroiiiluts accipitriiius, Lam.) (pi. 29, b) is ground down in a curved 

 oval form and has a complete perforation (i cm in diameter) and a 

 partial one in juxtaposition at one end. There are also two flat, much- 

 weathered triangles of heavy shell ground down at the edges. They 

 are 5.2 cm in length and average 8 mm in thickness. The use of these 

 ohjects is unknown, though they rather suggest small, incomplete 

 shell celts. 



BONE 



One bone artifact of unknown use was recovered at this site (pi. 

 29, ;■). The only other artifacts of this general type were two large 

 perforated canine teeth of the jaguar found in the upper part of 

 deposit. One has been cut down like a wedge toward the base and has 

 a biconodont perforation but is not otherwise worked (pi. 29, d). 

 The other has been cut off squarely at the base, is perforated both 

 vertically and horizontally, and is neatly incised with double scroll 

 line and dot patterns above the enamel (pi. 29, h). This incised 

 portion is stained green on one side through copper contacts and may 

 at one time have been copper coated. It has already been noted that 

 the jaguar is not included in the Bay Island fauna though abundant 

 on the mainland. 



HUMAN, ANIMAL, AND OTHER REMAINS 



No human burials nor signs of cremation were encountered, but 

 several human teeth, both adult and juvenile, were found amidst the 

 pottery and other cultural detritus. Some sort of interments, there- 

 fore, were made at the spot, but their nature could not be determined. 

 A very few animal bones and fish vertebrae in addition to some 

 unworked whelk and conch shells were found, but their scarcity sug- 

 gests that they were remnants of feasts or food offerings rather than 

 ordinary kitchen refuse. Similarly, a little charcoal, numerous pebbles, 

 and a number of rough quartzite and coral rocks occurred in the 

 deposit, but there were no fireplaces or markedly burned places. House 

 floors or signs of any definite habitations were totally lacking. A few 

 small quartz crystals were encountered, but they were not at all abun- 

 dant as was the case at the Dixon site. 



Site 2 



This second offertory is located on the tip of a descending ridge 

 about 125 yards southeast of site i and about 40 to 50 feet lower down. 

 It is situated in the midst of dense jungle; its exact limits were not 

 determined but it appears to cover an area about 40 feet in diameter. 



