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iron arrow-heads, as per illustrations (fig. 16), were found; also 

 one iron axe-head ; one iron bangle, also shown, was found ; one 

 piece of an iron hoe and one piece of light yellow glass, similar to 

 that found before. All these articles were found nearly on the sur- 

 face, round and about the "curl." 



October 22. — The work of excavation being now well under the 

 steps and considering it not worth while going any farther in that 

 direction, I concluded my work on the interior of the building. I 

 then commenced work on the " addition " to the building, removing 

 from the outside and going inward the whole of the added wall. 

 There can be no doubt the portion removed was built after the main 



Fig. 16. — <r, b, c, d, iron arrow heads ; e, iron axe head ; iron bangle. One- 

 half natural size. 



building had been standing some time, and I imagine 50 or 60 years 

 to be the limit of age of this addition. 



The monoliths referred to earlier in this report as having been 

 found two meters inside the circle of the second tier were, I think, 

 placed there as supports, as two more were found adjoining, all 

 being the same distance apart, namely, one meter. 



I have sunk below the surface or floor of the building in two or 

 three places, but in every instance I have found bed-rock and 

 nothing else. I have therefore decided to suspend work on the 

 Temple for the time being at any rate, and turn my attention to the 

 graves lying around, or rather to the northwest and west of the 

 Temple. 



There are plain indications of natives' habitations of no great age 

 close around the building, and I will cut a section through these 

 before leaving. Sherds of common pottery are lying all over the 



