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the broken lid appeared in the upper part. Badly decayed bones were 
found in the bottom of the jar, the leg bones on the west side, the arm 
bones on the northeast, and the skull on the south. No teeth could 
be found. The bones were impossible to preserve or to identify as to 
sex or age because of their bad condition. There were no associated 
objects. 
Both jar and lid were ornamented with four pairs of small conical 
applique nubbins, approximately equally spaced around the neck, 1 
to 3 cm. above the shoulder. All features of paste and surface are 
typical of Kanuku Plain. The asymmetrical jar (pl. 65, 0) has the 
following dimensions: height 48 to 48 cm.; rim diameter 65.0 to 68.5 
cm.; minimum neck diameter 56 cm.; shoulder diameter 61 cm.; neck 
height 21.5 to 22.8 em.; rim thickness 1.3cm. Thelid was badly broken 
and no rim fragments could be found. Diameter at the shoulder is 
56 cm.; body wall thickness is 1.2 to1.4em. This jar is in the British 
Guiana Museum, Georgetown. 
R-15: KARASABAI TRAIL 
Large sherds from a Kanuku Plain jar of Form 3 a were encoun- 
tered on the trail through the forest north of Karasabai Village in 
the southern Pakaraima Mountains (fig. 109). This vessel shape 
was frequently used for burial, and the adjacent hillside had many 
large granite outcrops with niches that would have been suitable for 
cemetery use, but a search produced no evidence that this vessel came 
from any of those investigated. It is doubtful, however, that it was 
brought from any great distance. Mouth diameter is 51 cm.; shoulder 
diameter 55 cm., and neck height 4to5cm. ‘Total height could not be 
reconstructed from the existing fragments. 
R-16: UPPER KARAKARA CEMETERY 
About 100 meters from the left bank of the upper Karakara River, 
opposite habitation Site R-17, is a low hill covered with grass and 
scattered, scrubby trees (fig. 109). Granite rocks are so abundant on 
the surface that one can easily step from one to the other. The most 
prominent feature is a badly fractured granite outcrop of large ir- 
regularly shaped rocks, about 7 by 10 meters and 4 meters high 
(pl. 58, a). This contains fissures and shelves of various sizes and 
elevations from the ground. One such shelter on the west side is 
formed by a large slab that projects freely for 1.40 meters over the 
sloping edge of a lower rock, making a triangular opening with a hori- 
zontal roof. A Rupununi Plain jar of Form 3 b had been placed in 
this crevice so that its rim was in contact with the capstone, covering 
the mouth completely. In order to maintain this position, a number 
of slabs were arranged along the rock beneath so that they formed a 
solid support under the pot (fig. 115; pl. 58,6). Subsequently, one 
