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practically no artifacts except occasionally a broken celt, hammer- 

 stone, or broken sherd from some water vessel or food bowl. At their 

 bottom beneath the embankment at a level with the adjoining terrain, 

 we again find the same soil that normally appears elsewhere as a 

 surface stratum, showing that the entire structure had been laboriously 

 piled up by the natives with earth from nearby fields for some un- 

 known purpose. 



The 1930 season concludes the series of archeological investiga- 

 tions conducted by the Smithsonian Institution and the United States 

 National Museum in the territory of the Dominican Republic. Ac- 

 knowledgment is made of the courtesy and aid extended by Domini- 

 can government officials both in the capital city of Santo Domingo 

 and in the provinces. It is hoped that the work accomplished may be 

 of benefit to students of West Indian archeology generally and to 

 those interested in correlating the northern and southern affiliations of 

 Floridian and of Gulf State mound cultures. 



