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NATIVE GRAVEYARD. ABOVE. 

 In this native cemetery lie the 

 ancestors of the modern Bikin- 

 ians who, in February 1946, 

 agreed to give up their homes 

 and memorials to permit the 

 staging of the atomic bomb 

 tests. Gravestones at Bikini are 

 often shaped in the outline of 

 a man's head and shoulders, as 

 shown in the center of the above 

 group. During the war Japanese 

 saki bottles and colored glass 

 floats, salvaged from Jap fish- 

 nets, became popular as grave 

 decorations. RIGHT. Private 

 property among the young is 

 hampered by the lack of pock- 

 ets. OPPOSITE. ABOVE. With 

 ample supplies of pandan avail- 

 able for thatch, no housing 

 shortage exists anywhere in the 

 Marshall Islands. The mild cli- 

 mate permits light construction 

 with open sides and matted 

 floors. BELOW. Map of Bikini 

 Atoll. The target array was lo- 

 cated in the northeast part of 

 the Lagoon, about 2 miles 

 southwest of Bikini Island. 



