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We made some tests in the forested, undistm^bed soil back of the 

 beach, but found no traces of a village site or burials. 



The sherds recovered from the beach exhibited a fair variety. 

 Characteristically at this bite, the paste was fired brownish black in 

 the core, to buff and moderate orange on the surface. In some ex- 



FiGURE 24. — Sherds from Bocas del Toro, site 3. a, Polished orange interior and lip, 

 fine regular combing on exterior, band of extremely fine combing extending 2.5 cm. below 

 lip, pi. 39, h; b, similar to "a" but with smooth area below lip and above fine combed 

 area, pi. 39, i; c, buff interior and exterior, red paint on exterior of rim, interior deeply 

 combed or impressed, grooved indentations outlining rim, 1.3 cm. from lip, pi. 30, a; 

 d, polished orange interior and rim, exterior buff blackened by carbon and rather rough, 

 pi. 39, d; e, dark buff blackened by carbon, smooth interior and exterior, pi. 39, c, /, 

 same as "c," pi. 40, h\ g, smooth buff interior, buff exterior has regular combing similar 

 to "a" and "b," pi. 40, c; h, i, smooth buff interior and exterior, pis. 40, ;, and 40, d, 

 respectively. 



