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LEOPOLDO AROSEMENA (HE-2) SITE 



SITE DESCRIPTION 



The Leopoldo Arosemena site lies on the west bank of the Parita 

 River (actually the south bank at this point in the river's course) 

 about 2 kilometers from the town of Parita and 600-800 meters from 

 He-1 across the river. The 1948 excavations were located on a flat 

 hilltop or spur which rises immediately above the riverbank at a 

 point where the river makes an oxbow, and about 15-20 meters above 

 the present river level. Like He-1, the river cuts sharply through 



20 METERS 

 CONTOUR INTERVALS APPROX. 2 METERS 



Figure 68.— He-2, 1948. 



