NO.     I  ARCHEOLOGY    OF    ST.    LAWRENCE    ISLAND COLLINS  6l 
heads  from  cut  20  are  shown  in  plate  28,  figures  5,  19,  24,  and  28, 
all  from  the  surface  layer.  The  decorated  drill  shown  in  plate  22, 
figure  8,  is  from  the  same  level. 
Cut  /p. — Excavated  by  M.  B.  Chambers  in  193 1.  This  cut,  18 
feet  long  by  12  feet  wide,  was  made  at  about  the  center  of  the  midden, 
between  cut  4  and  the  end  of  the  entrance  to  house  no.  3.  It  was 
the  most  productive  of  all  the  cuts,  yielding  514  specimens  besides 
the  usual  potsherds,  baleen,  fragments,  etc.  It  was  7  feet  2  inches 
deep  and  was  taken  down  in  22  levels.  The  midden  here  was  very 
trashy,  containing  a  large  quantity  of  baleen,  bones,  and  wood,  which 
sloped  downward  from  east  to  west.  Plate  6,  figure  4,  shows  the  north 
side  of  the  cut  with  baleen  and  other  refuse  projecting  from  the  wall 
and  some  of  the  timbers  of  a  razed  structure  lying  at  the  base ;  plate  6, 
figure  5,  is  a  view  of  the  same  cut  showing  the  timbers  at  a  later  stage 
of  the  excavation.  In  plate  7,  figures  i  and  2,  the  north  and  west  walls 
of  cut  19  are  visible  in  the  background  (cut  27  in  foreground)  ;  the 
strings  along  the  north  wall  (pi.  7,  fig.  2)  indicate  the  slope  of  the 
refuse.  The  slope  of  the  midden  at  this  point  may  account  for  the 
fact  that  harpoon  heads  of  Punuk  type  occurred  at  a  somewhat  deeper 
level  here  than  elsewhere,  for  three  were  found  at  depths  of  51  and 
59  inches  (pi.  26,  fig.  8;  pi.  28,  fig.  27),  in  addition  to  a  large  number 
of  others  at  lesser  depths.  In  all  52  harpoon  heads  and  fragments 
were  found  in  cut  19;  29  of  these,  from  the  surface  to  59  inches  deep, 
bore  Punuk  ornamentation,  mostly  Punuk  style  i,  while  only  one 
fragment,  from  a  depth  of  78  inches,  bore  Old  Bering  Sea  ornamenta- 
tion. However,  there  were  several  other  objects  decorated  in  the 
latter  style,  from  the  following  depths:  5  inches  (pi.  15,  fig.  10); 
17  inches  (pi.  15,  fig.  9)  ;  24  inches;  51  inches  (pi.  19,  fig.  i)  ;  56 
inches;  63  inches  (pi.  15,  fig.  6)  ;  76  inches;  79  inches  (pi.  15,  fig.  i). 
Cut  22. — Between  cuts  2  and  27.  Excavated  by  M.  B.  Chambers  in 
1931.  Taken  to  depth  of  3  feet  10  inches,  in  six  levels;  bottom  not 
reached.   Specimens  numbered  91. 
CUTS    IN    SOUTHEASTERN    SECTION 
Cut  5. — Near  SE.  end  of  midden  ;  taken  down  in  six  levels  to  depth 
of  3  feet  10  inches,  bottom  not  reached.  Specimens  numbered  68.  At 
depth  of  28  inches  a  mass  of  skin,  vegetable  matter  (plants  for  eat- 
ing?), wood,  and  baleen  was  encountered,  along  with  fallen  whale 
ribs,  jaws,  and  scapulae  which  had  evidently  formed  the  walls  of  a 
cache.  The  baleen  consisted  of  14  small-sized  slabs,  from  a  young 
whale.    On  removal,  the  vegetable  matter,  baleen,  etc.,  was  found  to 
