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375-1-375-4. Four miniature polychrome pedestal plates; Pica- pica variety; 



diameters 9.5-11.5 cm. 

 375-5. Miniature polychrome collared jar; Pica-pica variety; diameter 7 cm. 

 375-6, 375-9. Two miniature Red-buff collarless jars (one represented by 



rim fragments only) with horizontal loop handles; diameters in 5.7-7.2 



cm. range. 

 375-7. Miniature Smoked ware tripod bowl with gutter rim; diameter 4.5 



cm. 

 375-8. Miniature Red-buff collared jar, class "a"; diameter in 5-7.5 cm. 



range. 

 375-10. Miniature Red-buff dish or pot cover; no handles; diameter 5.8 cm. 

 Comment. These vessels were found in a small refuse-filled pocket in the 



bedrock with no other associated artifacts or remains. Find 375-7 is 



simUar to Finds 369-19 and 372-16. 

 Find 377. Located in Mound VII, Trench 7, at depth of 2.9 m.; northeast corner. 

 377-1, 377-4. Two Red-buflf globular bottles; diameters ca. 7 cm. 

 377-2. Red-buff pyramid bottle similar to Cerit6 and El Hatillo variety in 



shapes; diameter 8.2 cm. 

 377-3. Red-buff collarless jar with two short flat lugs; diameter 11.8 cm. 

 377-5, 377-7, 377-19-377-26. Ten Red-buff collared jars, class "a"; some 



with rope handles; diameters in 7-23 cm. range (eight are in the 



7-12 cm. range; one is 12-15 cm.; one is 17-23 cm.). 

 377-6. One Red-buff collared jar, class "b"; diameter in 15.7-16.5 range. 

 377-9-377-18, 377-29. Ten Red-buff collarless jars with horizontal loop 



handles; diameters 5.7-16 cm. (eight were in the 8.5-12 cm. range). 

 377-27. Small Red-buff jar with reverse flare effigy collar; diameter 8.2 cm. 

 377-28. Red-buff collarless jar with one horizontal loop handle opposed by 



one effigy lug; diameter 10.5 cm. 

 377-30. Medium Red-buff ring-based plate; diameter 10-14.7 cm. 

 377-31-377-36. Six Red-buff pedestal plates; diameters in 10-14 cm. range. 

 377-37-377-39. Three Red-buff pot covers with lug handles; diameters 



6-10 cm. 

 377-40. Red-buff pot cover with loop handle; diameter 7.8 cm. 

 Comment. Included in the unit with the vessels listed above were a carved 



bone baton and cremated burial remains. The unit extended across 



the entire trench. 

 Find 378. Located in Mound VII, Trench 7, at depth of 3.6 m.; north 5.8 m.; 



west 2.2 m. 

 378-1. Small polychrome pedestal plate; Pica-pica variety; diameter 13.5 



cm. 

 378-2. Miniature polychrome collared jar; Pica-pica variety; diameter 



6 cm. 

 378-3, 378-4. Two apparently identical Smoked ware ring-based open 



bowls, gutter rims with high interior flange (a Sangre variety rim) ; 



diameter ca. 8 cm. 

 Comment. No other vessels, artifacts, or items of significance were noted 



for this cache. 

 Find 379. Located in Mound VII, Trench 7, at depth of 2.9 m.; north 1.4 m.; 



east profile. 

 379-1. Small Red-buff collared jar, class "a"; diameter range 7-12 cm. 

 379-2. Miniature Red-buff collared jar, probably reverse flare coUar; beak 



and nodes for eyes on rim; diameter 6.2 cm. 



