Ladd] PARITA AND SANTA MARIA ARCHEOLOGY, PANAMA 249 



MOUND VII 



Find 347, Located in Mound VII, Trench 7, at depth of 1.30-1.75 m.; north 

 8.4 m.; west 1.3 m. 

 347-1-347-6, 347-49-347-74. Eight small Red-buff ring-based plates; 



diameter range 10-14.7 cm. 

 347-7-347-14, 347-16-347-48. Forty-two small Red-buff collared jars, 



class "a" often with slightly flattened bases; diameter range 7-12.5 



cm. 

 347-15. Small Red-buff plate with low pedestal base; diameter 12-15 cm. 

 Comment. Four partially cremated burials were found partly encircled by 



the small collared jars listed above. The jars did not appear to be 



individually placed in any special position, although most of them were 



upright. Of the four skulls, one was definitely an adult and another 



a child. Find 347-15 probably belongs with the 347-1-347-6 and 



347-49-347-74 group of ring-based plates. 

 Find 348 

 and 350. Located in Mound VII, Trench 7, at depth of 1.3 m.; north 6.3 m.; 



west 5 cm. 

 348-1, 348-3-348-11. Ten small Red-buff collared jars, class "a"; diameter 



range 7-12 cm. 

 348-12. Small Red-buff ring-based plate; diameter 10-14.7 cm. 

 348-2, Caimito variety effigy vessel fragment; estimated diameter 16 cm. 

 350-1-350-5. Five small Red-buff ring-based plates; diameters in 7-12 



cm. range. 

 Comment. Find 348-2, the only decorated vessel in the unit, consists of a 



large fragment only, the numbering on it is not clear and there is no 



mention of it in the field notes. Under the circumstances, its inclusion 



in this unit must be made with reservations. Two fragments of bone 



batons were recovered with Find 348, and field observation noted that 



Find 350 "may be related" to Find 348. 

 Find 351. Located in Mound VII, Trench 7, at depth of 1.5 m.; north 3.7 m.; 



west 55 cm. 

 351-1. Small Cuipo variety collared jar; diameter 11.5 cm. 

 351-2, 351-6, 351-7. Tliree small Red-buff collared jars, class "a"; diam- 

 eters 7-13 cm. 

 351-3. Small polychrome collared jar; Pica-pica variety; diameter 9.5 cm. 

 351-4, 351-5. Two small Red-buff collared jars, class "a" with loop handles; 



diameter range 8-12 cm. 

 Comment. No other artifacts or vessels were reported for the unit. 

 Find 354. Located in Mound VII, Trench 7, at depth of 1.7-2.0 m. ; north 8.5 m. ; 



west 31 cm. 

 354-1. Red-buff ring-based plate; with handle from center to rim; diameter 



18.5 cm. 

 354-2, 354-7, 354-8. Three small Red-buff collared jars, class "a"; one with 



a straight collar; diameter range 5-7.5 cm, 

 354-3. Miniature pot cover; Red-buff; loop handle; diameter 5 cm. 

 354-4, 354-5. Two small Red-buff collared jars with ring bases; class "b"; 



diameters 9-10 cm. 

 354-6. Small Red-buff collarless jar, two loop handles; diameter range' 



8.5-12 cm. 

 354-9-354-13. Five miniature collarless jars; two loop handles; diameter 



range 5.7-7.2 cm. 



