CONTENTS 



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Introduction 259 



Historical background 260 



Ceramic studies 263 



Site descriptions 264 



Darkland (Boc-1) 264 



Darkland Cave (Boc-2) 267 



Boca del Drago (Boc-3) 275 



Jungle Point 277 



Cocos Island 278 



Bibliography 278 



Explanation of plates 279 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



PLATES 

 (All plates follow page 284) 



28. Ceramic ware from Bocas del Toro, site 1. 



29. Ceramic ware from Bocas del Toro, site 1. 



30. Tripod vessels and subglobular bowls from Bocas del Toro, site 2. 



31. Ceramic ware from Bocas del Toro, site 2. 



32. Ceramic ware from Bocas del Toro, site 2. 



33. Ceramic ware from Bocas del Toro, site 2. 



34. Ceramic ware from Bocas del Toro, site 2. 



35. Large vessels with high collars from Bocas del Toro, site 2. 



36. Ceramic ware exteriors from Bocas del Toro, site 2. 



37. Interiors of sherds shown in plate 36. 



38. Nonceramic artifacts from Bocas del Toro, site 2. 



39. Ceramic ware from Bocas del Toro, site 3. 



40. Ceramic ware from Bocas del Toro, site 3. 



41. Stone female figure from Cocos Island, Almirante Bay; stone metates from 



Cricamola River and Bastimentos Key. 



42. Midden mound and mortars, Darkland Point. 



43. Stone artifacts from Escudo Island, Jungle Point, and Darkland Cave. 



44. Jaguar heads and double-bitted axes. 



TEXT FIGURES 



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18. Sherds from Bocas del Toro, site 1 266 



19. Bowl with slotted pedestal base 268 



20. Sherds from Bocas del Toro, site 2 270 



21. Sherds from Bocas del Toro, site 2 271 



22. Sherds from Bocas del Toro, site 2 272 



23. Shallow bowl from Bocas del Toro, site 2 274 



24. Sherds from Bocas del Toro, site 3 276 



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