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fill, and a lower layer of light-brown fill. This line on the west face 

 profile (see p. 32) corresponds roughly to the base of Level 1. On 

 the east face profile, the line between different colored fills falls midway 

 in Level 1. Turning to the table of relative sherd percentages 

 (chart 5), this shift in the natural stratigraphy may be reflected in the 

 sharp changes in proportions present in such varieties as El Hatillo, 

 Parita, Cocle-like, and total Azuero style polychromes. It should be 

 noted that Level 2 contained only 51 polychrome sherds of all types. 



The chronological imphcations would be that the El Hatillo types 

 gain radically in popularity in the latest period, Parita types drop off 

 in popularity, Macaracas gains some, although the closely related 

 Cocle-Hke drops heavily, and the Code polychrome gains slightly. 

 The increase in frequency of the Code and Macaracas polychromes in 

 the upper levels at the expense of the Parita type does not agree with 

 the general picture provided by most of the trenches. 



Turning to the grave or cache associations of the mound, the most 

 striking feature is the number of Macaracas type (including Cuipo 

 variety) vessels which characterize the find units. Recapitulating 

 the fuid units briefly: 



Find 347. Red-buff ring-based plates, small collared class "a" jars, 

 and a red-buff plate with a low pedestal base. 



Find 348 and 350 (one unit). One Parita type (Caimito variety) 

 vessel fragment of questionable association and red-buff 

 collared jars class "a" along with red-buff ring-based plates. 



Find 35L Cuipo and Pica-pica variety vessels mth red-buff collared 

 jars class "a," some with loop handles. 



Find 354. Entirely Red-buff ware, class "a" coUared jars, miniature 

 pot covers, class "b" collared jars, coUarless jars, and ring- 

 based plates. 



Find 357. Red-buff ware only, coUarless jars and collared jars class 

 "a." 



Find 362. Red-buff ware only, class "a" and "b" jars and an annular 

 based plate. 



Find 366. Red-buff ware only, coUarless lugged jars and a pot cover. 



Find 368. Marcaracas (Higo and Pica-pica varieties) pedestal plates 

 and collared jars. Red-buff ware associated included 

 pedestal plates, collared class "a" jars, and pot covers 

 (miniature) . 



Find 369 and 371 (one unit). Macaracas (Pica-pica and Cuipo 

 variety) jars associated with Red-buff collared jars, coUar- 

 less jars, pedestal plates and a miniature open bowl with 

 incurving rim, miniature pot covers, and small Red-buff 

 pyramid-shaped bottles, globular bottles, and bird jars. 



