NO. I 



HONDURAS — STRONG, KIDDER, AND PAUL 



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sample. Only 12 sherds show definite traces of slip or paint. The 

 Others range in color from a dull buff, through dull red, to a grayish 

 black. Despite the obvious erosion on many sherds the majority do 

 not appear to have ever been slipped or painted, though we cannot 

 be positive of this. The painted sherds include eight that have a faded 



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Fig. 32. — Cross-section of excavation A, near site i, Los Naranjos, showing 

 stratified cultural horizons. 



red or pinkish slip (pi. 15, /) ; two with a dull white slip or wash; 

 and two that have definite areas painted a very dull red and black on 

 the inner surface. Other decorative efforts are scant. A few sherds 

 have raised ridges below the rim (pi. 15, i, I), one has such a ridge 

 with regular indentations, and a few sherds have simple, linear de- 

 signs incised on the outer rim or body. If the present sample is 

 at all adequate, this, the oldest known Lake Yojoa pottery, appears 



