NO. 14 ARCHEOLOGY OF BAY ISLANDS, HONDURAS STRONG II7 



been described. I did not see any Polychrome II sherds in the col- 

 lection. There is a large amount of the elaborately incised monochrome 

 ware, including the usual variety of lugs and strap handles, but the 

 only unique form noticed was a lug suggesting the head of a vulture 

 in profile. A complete flat-handled, shallow-bowled, incense burner 

 demonstrates that this type occurs in the monochrome ware, as was 

 suggested by the round handle from site i, previously described 

 (pi. 27, fig. I, g). There are also a large number of small monochrome 

 model pots, which are extremely crude. Especially interesting are 

 three large sherds of Plumbate ware identical with the one sherd we 

 obtained at site i. The largest of these includes a considerable portion 

 of upper body, neck and rim. The form is bottlelike, with a much 

 constricted orifice and a short cylindrical neck ; the liody is decorated 

 by horizontal ridges giving the fragment a shingled appearance. The 

 dark, metallic blue-gray color of this sherd is blotched with brown 

 areas. There are lo figurines of monochrome (buff to red) pottery 

 of a crude oval type, the largest being 15 cm in height. 



In addition to ceramics, the collection includes some 30 polished 

 stone celts of various sizes, 3 round and knobbed mace heads, i 

 metate fragment with an elaborate vulture head at the end, and one- 

 third of a granite pot rest with two legs, and two carved feline-head 

 ornaments. This last is similar in form to the two fragments from site 

 I already described. Of the smaller objects, several small anthropo- 

 morphic carvings of a gray, greasy steatite are present, and there are 

 several perforated jaguar teeth and a considerable number of talc 

 beads. There is one large, round copper bell with a crude human face in 

 relief, which has a hammered wire ring for suspension and one small 

 smashed copper bell. Chipped stone artifacts include three large ovoid 

 knives of brown chert, one small stemmed and one small oval projectile 

 point, and some fragments of prismatic flake knives of obsidian. All of 

 these latter objects suggest material from the Dixon offertory and 

 probably supplement the list of offerings at site i, Indian Hill. 



OTHER SITES 



There are undoubtedly places of aboriginal occupation on Barburata 

 but we did not see or hear of any during our short stay. Mr. Haskell 

 noted potsherds and conch shells on the top of the highest hill on the 

 island (see map, fig. 19), and there are probably other offertories on 

 the various hills and ridges. Very probably there are old dwelling 

 sites near the ends of the island or on the north shore that we were 

 unable to explore. It is highly desirable that if such exist they be very 



