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remains by manos and by a relatively (compared to He-1 and He-2) 

 heavy concentration of shells. No graves were encountered in the 

 excavations, ^* nor were any pottery caches or single complete pottery 

 vessels found. Probably in part as a result of this lack of grave or 

 cache discovery, scanty worked bone and no metal were recovered, 

 although a number of stone chipped and polished celts were found. 



The ceramic sequence of Pit 1 as supported by Pit 3 suggests a 

 high popularity for Aristide group wares and Red Line, Red Daubed 

 variety during most of the period of site occupation, with Code and 

 Azuero group sherds appearing only in the upper level as the Ai'istide 

 group drops off. 



i< McGimsey (1959) reports that subsequent excavations revealed three skeletons without cultural asso- 

 ciation in the lowermost refuse; two (adult and child) were extended burials and one was flexed. 



