18 MEMOIRS OF THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM 
the under side surrounded with a broad band with guilloche designs. The cylin- 
drical legs are adorned with rings in relief near the base. Length 54 ¢m., breadth 
at the middle 32 em., height 9em. Broken in two parts. Found standing on the 
west side of the skeleton about 2.2 m. below the surface. (Cat. No. 273%). 
Burial V. 
Almost circular pit about 1 em. in diameter, containing two bunched burials, 
one at the depth of about 2 m., the other at the depth of 2.4m. No other object 
was met. 
Burial VI. 
Oval pit, greatest length 0.8 m., containing two bunched burials, one at the 
eastern end at the depth of about 1.8 m., the other at the western end and at the 
depth of 2.2 m. Here was found a metate (Pl. VII, Fig. 2), plain, with three 
high, almost square, somewhat curved legs, tapering toward the ends. Length 
about 44 em., breadth about 26 cm., height 16 cm. It was discovered between the 
two skeletons and lying on its side with the legs toward the west. 
Burial VII. 
Pit, oblong in section. Length about 1m. It contained at the eastern end one 
bunched burial at the depth of about 2m. In this grave there were also found, at 
the depth of about 1.5 m. 
a. Small piece of slate. Length 5cm. (Cat. No. 2732.) 
b. Cylindrical leg of a small metate. (Lost.) 
c. Fragments of pottery. (Not preserved.) 
Burial VIII. 
This consisted of three circular pits combined, forming an oblong figure about 
1.75 m. in length and 1 m.in breadth. Atthe southern end were found two bunched 
burials at about 2 m. depth, at the northern end one bunched burial at 1.5 m. 
a. (Pl. VI, Fig. 1, 2.) Metate, large, rectangular, with high cylindrical legs. On 
the upper side the borders of each end are adorned with a sculptured band of guil- 
loche designs 8 em. broad. The under side is enframed by a band 9 cm. broad with 
similar designs. (See Pl. VII, Fig. 1.) Legs cylindrical, high, with geometrical de- 
signs. Length about 60 em., breadth about 45 em., height 20 em. Found standing 
2.1 m. below the surface near the northern side of the grave, close to the skeletons. 
On the top of this metate there were found two amulets of stone. 
b. (Figs. 6, 7, 8.) Amulet of green polished bowenite, made in the shape of a 
small flat ax, the upper part showing the head and breast of a human figure with 
crossed arms and head-dress sculptured in low relief, the lower part flat, without 
