16 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



devoted the next three months to the prej^aration of a 

 monograph on Casa Grande, Arizona. 



At the close of January^ 1911, Doctor Fewkes again took 

 the field, visiting Cuba for the ])urpose of gathering in- 

 formation on the prehistoric inhabitants of that island 

 and their reputed contemi)oraneity with fossil sloths, 

 sharks, and crocodiles. A fortnight was devoted to the 

 study of collections of prehistoric objects in Habana, espe- 

 cially the material in the University Museum from caves 

 in Puerto Principe Province, described by Doctors ^rf)n- 

 tone and Carlos de la Torre. AVith this preparation he 

 proceeded to the Isle of Pines and commenced work near 

 Nueva Gerona. In this island there are several caves 

 from which human bones have been reported locally, but 

 the Cueva de los Indios, situated in the hills about a mile 

 from the city named, promised the greatest reward. A 

 week's excavation in this cave yielded four fragments of 

 Indian skulls, not beyond repair; one undeformed, well- 

 preserved human cranium ; and many fragments of pelves, 

 humeri, and femora. The excavations in the middle of 

 the cave indicated that the soil there had previously been 

 dug over; these yielded little of value, the best-preserved 

 remains occurring near the entrance, on each side. The 

 skulls were arranged in a row within a pocket sheltered 

 by an overhanging side of the cave, and were buried about 

 2 feet in the guano and soil; beneath these crania were 

 human long-bones, crossed. Several fragments of a single 

 skull, or of several skulls, were embedded in a hard stalag- 

 mitic formation over the deposit of long-bones. No Indian 

 implements or pottery accompanied the bones, and no fos- 

 sils, were found in association with them. So far as 

 recorded this is the first instance of the finding of skeletal 

 remains of cave man in the Isle of Pines. Their general 

 appearance and mode of burial were the same as in the case 

 of those discovered by Doctors Montone and Carlos de la 

 Torre. 



Doctor Fewkes also examined, in the Isle of Pines, aliont 

 30 structures known as cacimbas, their Indian name. 



