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THE COLLECTION OF OSTEOLOGICAL MATERIAL FROM MACHU PICCHU. 



A fragment of a female skull (Ost. Coll. 3213) with the lower jaw shows slight Aymara 

 deformation, and has an incomplete Inca bone. The rest of the skeleton was almost entirely 

 consumed . by decay. A chicha jug, with a grotesque fat man modeled in relief on the 

 neck (Plate XIII, figure 4), was found buried close to the skull. Alvarez, one of my 

 Indians, while excavating at random, lightly drove the point of a small combination pick 



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Figure 48. — View of Cave 52 with Alvarez. Photograpli by the author. 



and mattock through the loop of the jug handle, and drew the piece forth uninjured. The 

 rascal then insisted on going through the whole performance again, just to show me how 

 skilful and careful he was. He may thank the great and small Gods of the Mountains 

 lliat his encore was successful ! 



Fragmentary female skull with jaw and poorly preserved long bones. Tlie skull shows 

 consideralilc posthumous defornialion, (hie to pressing of rocks co\-ering the grave. 



