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Level 0- S8cm__ Grass roots heavy. Sandy, light-tan to gray soil streaked 
with orange concretions. Sherds scattered and badly 
eroded. One fragment of clear glass from recent 
mixture. 
Level 8-16em__ Soil darker gray in northeastern third of the cut; traces 
of charcoal and streaks of orange; soil in remainder 
of cut a light-brown, sandy loam. 
Level 16-24 cm__. Continuation of darker soil in northeast part of cut; 
majority of sherds come from the other end, where 
sandy loam continues. 
Level 24-32 em__ Conditions same as previous level except for appearance 
of hunks of bright orange clay ; sherds sparse. 
Level 32-40 em__ Conditions same. 
Level 40-48 em__ Conditions same. 
Level 48-56 cm__ Sterile at 50 em. in northeast part; at 55 cm. elsewhere. 
Sterile soil light-gray, sandy clay with large bright red- 
orange iron stains and occasional small iron concretions. 
B-3: TAURAKULI 
About 95 km. above the mouth of the Abary River, a relatively high 
hill extends to the margin of the left bank (figs. 61, 63). The opposite 
shore is low and floods in the rainy season. The whole region is forest 
except a clearing for some distance in from the left bank for pasture 
and gardening. The site is on the highest part of the bank, a knoll 
that rises 5 meters above flood level (pl. 38, &). It extends for 62 
meters along the summit of the hill and 40 to 42 meters inward be- 
ginning at the 1-meter contour line above high water level. The area 
Ficure 63.—Sketch map of B-3: Taurakuli, a habitation site of the Abary Phase. 
