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ate I. shows the position of this section, its northern limit being about 34 m.--112 ft.--N. of the southern lines of the church annexes (or 42 m.--138 ft.--S. of the temple itself) the southern limit being the road itself, while on the west the creek-bed forms the boundary. _H_, Corral-like structure, very plain, about 50 m. x 20 m., or 163 ft. x 65 ft. I understood Sr. Ruiz to say that it was the garden of the church ("la huerta de la iglesia"), but believe that he probably meant _G_, not having my field-notes with me at the time. _I_, rectangle of foundation lines 30 m.--98 ft.--from _A_; 30 m. x 31 m.--98 ft. x 100 ft.--divided into 2 compartments, the western one 9 m. x 30 m.--30 ft. x 98 ft. _J_, trapezium, with mound at S.W. corner 18 m. x 21 m., or 60 ft. x 70 ft. _K_, rectangle 25 m. x 36 m.--82 ft x 118 ft.--open to the west, and only recognizable from the semicircular mound of not 0.50 m.--20 in.--elevation, dotted out as leaving a depression in the centre. _L_, circular depression 36 m.--118 ft.--in diameter; ground always wet. _O_, circular mound 10 m.--33 ft.--in diameter, 1.5 m.--5 ft.--high. _k_, shapeless mound, possibly part of a hollow rectangle. In many cases the foundations (which are the only remains visible) are themselves obliterated,--or at least overgrown. They are sometimes of 0.27 m.--10 in.--in width; again, two rows, even three rows, of stones compose them longitudinally. The mound is regular, but the soil is everywhere so hard and gravelly that I desisted from excavating. The basin _L_ looks much like an estufa: there are few scattered stones on its surface, and this surface is moist; but I did not notice any trace of stone encasement. In general, there is no rubbish at all over the area. Stones are scattered about, and evidently they were once used for building purposes; but they nowhere form heaps. Then there is not the slightest trace of pottery or obsidian. In this respect the area just described forms a remarkable exception. All around it in every direction the painted fragments cover the soil; this particular locality, as far as I could find, has none. It only reappears in _I_, opposite the church annexes, and also in the enclosure _H_, whereas the church grounds are again strewn with handsome pieces, and some of the finest obsidian flakes were found on them. Across the road to the south, the ground becomes covered with shrubs of cedar, and the eastern slope hugs t
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