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sloping rock. Small spalls of granite were abundant in the dirt. 
Small sherds were scattered in the north half, with the greatest con- 
centration toward the front. This part of the cave, which is the 
region with the maximum ceiling height, also contained four hearths 
formed of half a dozen stones each, arranged in rings 50 cm. in 
diameter. 
A 2- by 1-meter test excavation was made 4 meters in from the fron 
and 6 meters from the north wall. The soil had the same powdery 
consistency down to 15 cm., the level of bedrock, and contained abun- 
dant small rock chips from the ceiling. Sherds were small and sparse. 
Occasional bone fragments representing small mammals and birds 
were too fragmentary to identify by species. 
R-23: WIE-WIE-TAU, VILLAGE 1 
A small grassy clearing on the east slope of Wie-wie-tau produced 
sherds on the surface over an oval area of 20 by 40 meters (fig. 109). 
The clearing is bounded by small brush with dense undergrowth. 
The light tan, sandy soil showed no discoloration as a result of habita- 
tion use. 
R-24: WIE-WIE-TAU, VILLAGE 2 
About a third of the distance up the northeast slope of Wie-wie-tau 
is a second small habitation site (fig. 109). It is divided into two 
small, unequal parts by a ridge of granite boulders now harboring 
a growth of scrubby trees. The larger part is 75 by 10 meters, the 
smaller 25 by 7 meters. Both had light-tan soil supporting grass, in 
contrast to the surrounding scrubby trees and brush. Sherds were 
sparse and confined to the surface of the ground. 
R-25: WIE-WIE-TAU, VILLAGE 38 
Slightly farther down the hillside than R-24 and separated from 
the latter by a 5-meter wide strip of boulders and brush is another 
similar grassy clearing giving evidence of Rupununi Phase habita- 
tion (fig. 109). About half of this nearly level area consists of flat 
expanses of blackened granite flush with the ground surface. Where 
soil occurs, it is light tan, sandy, ‘and supports a low grass interspersed 
with occasional thin brush. One large sherd lay on one of the rocks 
and others were found partly buried in the dirt in the southwest part 
of the area. The somewhat irregular site area measures 80 by 30 
meters. To the north the slope drops steeply, affording a fine view. 
R-26: WIE-WIE-TAU, VILLAGE 4 
A small habitation site at the foot of Wie-wie-tau occupies a broad 
patch of savanna on the opposite (west) side of the granite spur in 
which R-22 is located (fig. 109). Bounded on three sides by the 
