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same pot may contain several colors, blending, for example, from 

 weak yellowish orange, to moderate orange, light brown, and black. 

 In describing the pottery this fact has been taken into consideration 

 and the best personal opinion given of each specimen illustrated in 

 order to convey to the reader a proper understanding of the wares. 

 The laboratory studies were made under fluorescent light. In 

 instances where the buff has definitely fired moderate orange, it is so 

 described. In Boc-1 and Boc-3, the buffs generally fired orange. 

 In Boc-2, the buffs frequently fired brown. 



The equivalents of MunseU color symbols are given according to 

 I.S.C.C. (Inter-Society Color Council) Standards. When a specimen 

 is unique, the MunseU equivalent is given in the text (Judd and 

 Kelly, 1939). The following tabulation gives the general color 

 equivalents used in this paper: 



MunseU I.S.C.C. 



Light buff 1Y8.5/4.5 Pale yellowish orange. 



Buff 10YR7/4 Weak yellowish orange. 



10 YR8/6 Weak yellowish orange. 



10YR6/4 Light yellowish brown. 



Dark buff 5YR5/6 Light brown. 



Dark brown 5YR2/2 Dusky brown. 



Orange 5YR6/8 Moderate orange. 



10R5/8 Moderate reddish orange. 



Red 6R5/8 Moderate red. 



10R4/8 Moderate reddish brown. 



Dusky red 5R3/4 Dusky red. 



Deep red 5R3/10 Deep red. 



SITE DESCRIPTIONS 



DARKLAND (BOC-1) 



In the southern part of the baj^, south of Cristobal Island, a long 

 narrow point known as Darkland projects into the bay. This had 

 been partially cleared for cultivation and the grazing of stock. The 

 peninsula is formed by a rather flat-topped ridge which gradually 

 increases in elevation from the point. Scattered along the top of 

 this ridge were four large mortars made from unshaped stones (pi. 

 42, b). Just above this area and about 300 yards from the point, we 

 discovered four midden mounds, each about 40 feet in diameter and 

 5 feet in height; apparently each was the refuse mound for a single 

 house. Having no facilities for carrying much material at the time of 

 our visit, we made in one of these mounds a single small excavation 

 about 4 feet square and 2 feet deep. The mound proved to be rich in 

 sherds and other materials. Among the more abundant forms were 

 subglobular bowls, with incurving rims, of buff-colored ware with a 



