the graves. 65 



Cave ^2. 



From this burial cave, which was "two-thirds of the way down the mountainside, east 

 of the city," fragmentary human remains were collected, representing three individuals. 



One of these (Ost. Coll. 3228) was a child about ten years of age. As no pelvic bones 

 were collected, nor any significant small articles, the sex of so young a person cannot be 

 determined. The skull (Plate XXV, figures 4, 5 and 6) is a very interesting specimen, as 

 it exhibits in an extreme degree the fronto-occipital defonnation practised by Peruvians 

 of the coast, in accordance with tribal customs and probably to some extent also with ideals 

 of beauty similar to those entertained by the North American Flatheads. It is probably the 

 skull of a young girl selected on account of her physical attractions, for service with other 

 Virgins of the Sun, in one of the so-called convents or Acclahuasicuna. 



The second individual was a small delicately formed young woman, whose oblong skull 

 attests her descent from mountain stock. 



The third individual, though represented by only a few skeletal fragments, was evidently 

 a small adult woman of similar type to the last mentioned. 



A few unimportant sherds were collected in this cave. 



Cave y'^. 



This cave was located about two-thirds of the way down the mountainside, northeast of 

 the city. Human remains, in a very fragmentary and decayed condition, indicate that three 

 adult women were buried here. One of them, nearing middle age, was evidently of the 

 mountain type. The others were much younger, judging from the wear of the teeth. All 

 three skeletons are small and slight, and one of the women seems to have had a stature 

 hardly more than 1.36 meters, this height being calculated by Manouvrier's method, which, 

 I understand, makes no allowance for racial variation in proportions of trunk and limbs. 



In addition to some decorated potsherds, the following articles were found in the cave: 

 Three earthenware disks between 4 cm. and 5 cm. in diameter, a pair of bronze tweezers, 

 a small stone pendant and a small square token or counter of green stone. 



Cave 74. 



The recorded location is "at the north end of Machu Picchu, toward Huayna Picchu." 

 Besides the imperfect skeletons of an Indian woman (Ost. Coll. 3229) and her dog (Ost. 

 Coll. 2659), a number of articles were found, including: 



M. P. 823, 824. A pair of handsomely decorated ladles or plates. 



A small aryballus. 



Beaker-shaped olla. 



Broken jug. 



Deep dish. 



Piece of clay or paint, light ochre in color. 



Small stone counter. 

 2077. Small pottery disks. 

 2079. Pieces of wood. 



Shreds of closely woven cotton cloth, charcoal and seeds. 



