Las Bocas, Puebla, Archaeological Project

Burial 2

During the explorations, and three days before closing the excavations, Burial 2 was found in the E-4 square, below the stone terrace at the NE corner, 15° from N.

It is an adult individual, placed directly in soil matrix, in an extended dorsal decubitus position, with semiflexed legs, the left one bent over the right one (Photo 33). The state of preservation is very poor due to the climatic conditions typical of the region, while the excavation was made difficult because of the intensive rains. This is the second burial found (Paillés, Velasquez and Bojalil, 2000).

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The associated offerings are:

1. One cajete modeled in clay, smoothed, both the internal and external surfaces show traces of burnings, the shape is curved and convergent, with a rounded rim, walls 1.1 cm thick, diameter 14.2 cm, height 6.8 cm, color Light Reddish Brown 5YR 6/3, burnt portion Black 7.5 YR 2.5/1.

2. Zoomorphic figurines of miniature dog, height 2.6 cm, length 4.4 cm, width 2.3 cm, paste color Dark Grey 10YR 4/1, exterior color Gray 7.5 YR 5/1.  This zoomorphic figurine is almost identical to the little clay dog illustrated by Niederberger (1987: 488, fig. 368-1), placed in the Ayotla-Manantial phases.

3. Fragmented small box modeled in clay with traces of red pigment, height 2.1 cm, width 4.2 cm, length 5.3 cm, color Light Red 10 R 6/6, pigment Red 10R 5/6.

Burial 2 was taken to the Department of Physical Anthropology, INAH, where it is being studied by physical anthropologist Josefina Bautista.

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