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buried jars, duplicating the burial pattern found at R-34, shelter 
1. The fourth large jar had a small mouth and was filled with 
partly cremated bones. Transportation problems caused Jar A and 
Jar D to be left in situ; Vessels B, C, and the lid of Jar D are in 
the Division of Archeology, U.S. National Museum; Vessels E, F, 
and G, and the lid (upper jar) of Jar C are in the British Guiana 
Museum, Georgetown. 
Jar A represents a very large vessel of Form 2 a inverted over 
a buried jar. No sherds could be taken for paste analysis since it 
was intact. Maximum body diameter is about 50 cm. 
Jar B rested upright on the surface so that its wall was 25 cm. 
east of Jar A. It was complete except for the upper part of the 
neck and rim and represents Rupununi Plain Form 6 a. Jar B has 
the following dimensions: existing height 27 cm.; neck diameter 
8.5 cm.; maximum body diameter 33 cm.; base diameter 14cm. The 
existing height of the neck is 2 cm. and wall thickness at the broken 
edge 5 to7 mm. 
Jar B contained the only cremated remains found in Rupununi 
Phase cemeteries. Large fragments of bone remained unreduced to 
ashes, but termites had entered the jar and built their nest. Their 
activity cemented the entire mass together and parts of the bones 
had been eaten away. T. Dale Stewart, curator, Division of Physi- 
cal Anthropology, examined the fragments and gave the following 
report : 
All of the bones included in this lot show signs of burning and boring by 
termites. However, burning has not been uniform and as a result a separation 
ean be made into (1) those parts which have been subject to intense heat 
with resulting yellowish-white color and vitrified texture; and (2) those 
which have been subject to less intense heat with resulting bluish-black color 
and somewhat chalky texture. The intensely fired bones show some distor- 
tions in shape with possibly some shrinkage in size. The less intensely fired 
bones are relatively unchanged in shape and size. In spite of such alterations, 
all of these bone fragments appear to be human; many pieces definitely are 
human and the rest have a decided human character. 
The only evidence for multiple burial is the separation into two lots accord- 
ing to degree of firing. The recognizable parts among the intensely fired frag- 
ments are rather small in size; they include the anterior portion of an upper 
jaw, the distal end of the left humerus (epiphyses united), and parts of the 
lower legs. The small size of the upper jaw is especially noteworthy. The 
permanent upper first molars and all the upper teeth anterior thereto were 
present at the time of death. 
The evidence as thus presented can be interpreted in two ways: (1) The 
heavily fired and the lightly fired bones represent two different individuals; 
and (2) all of the remains belong to one individual who was cremated in 
such a way that some parts were more intensely burned than others. Against 
the first interpretation and in favor of the second is the fact that there appears 
to be no duplication of parts in the two lots. Also in favor of the second 
interpretation is the fact that some of the epiphyseal surfaces are much more 
