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Friday, July 12, 1912.

At Sacsahuaman, had 6 indian laborers, 1 arriero, and 1 soldier. Continued trench of yesterday. Made it wider and deeper. In morning found many teeth, more or less broken, and most all pierced thru the roots, including one large tusk, but not as big as the one discovered yesterday. Bones were all small, very scarce and badly rotted and broken. Pieces of pottery small and scarce and very few decorated. Teeth varied in depth from 1 1/2 to 5 feet under the surface, and from against buried wall to 5 feet away from it. Trench was at foot of 3d (highest from foot). Found also 1 small bit of wire (?) Moved down to foot of second wall, but soil was very rocky and contained very little - got one pierced tooth, a few pieces of bones and pottery, so started trench from foot of 2d wall towards top of 1st (lowest) wall. Put it down 2 ft. to large rocks and only got 4 pierced teeth and a few pieces of pottery, so started to extend 1st trench of yesterday, where we found the small olla.

Saturday, July 13, 1912.

6 Indian laborers and 1 soldier. Started to dig between Sacsahuaman and Rodadero, and found a few pieces of pottery and some llama bones, but ground not seeming promising, went to Sacsahuaman and started trench on east side of hill, about 50 ft. lower than summit. Found small copper plates and large shell about 1 1/2 ft. below surface, and part of a skull at 4 ft. and fine pieces of pottery were also scattered from 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 ft deep, but mostly occurred from 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 deep. Got some sling stones also.

Sun, July 14.

Indians would not work. Everybody busy packing for trip to Machu Picchu. Dr. Nelson gave Erdis typhoid inoculation.

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Monday, July 15.

Left Cuzco 9.30 A.M. Climbed high hill and passed over summit, after which it was all down hill. Passed a deserted Inca village at about 3/4 mile on our right, and a few miles afterward on the brink of the Yucay Valley saw absolutely the grandest view have ever seen. For background, gigantic peaks faced with precipices hundreds of feet in height and crowned with great glaciers and snow fields. Foreground, wide level valley with placidly flowing river in center, cultivated fields and green trees, and a small town at our feet. This single view is worth travelling many a weary mile to see.

Erdis sick as result of typhoid serum of yesterday.

Tues. July 16.

Left Urubamba about 9 A.M. Valley remarkably well watered by streams from glacier on right for about 2 or 2 1/2 miles below town. Farther down, saw three abandoned ranch houses, and a number of old (Inca?) deserted villages, which do not appear to have any water in them at present, and may have been abandoned on that account. Also saw very many old terraces, some of which extended 1000 ft. higher than floor of valley, and which have no water and should judge from their appearance have not been cultivated for many years. A few miles below Urubamba we passed many holes in the faces of large gravel banks, which were almost perpendicular, and worn by the elements into many fantastic shapes. These holes are supposedly to have been Inca graves. A short distance further on, we saw quite a number of old tombs, of rock and adobe, in small caves in the faces of the cliffs, but apparently all had been opened. Came about 7 leagues today, and camped at a place by the roadside where forage for the animals could be had.

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Wed. July 17.

Passed a number of old Inca ruins and fortresses on both sides of river. Entered a cañon early in the day (and were still in it at night), which for positive grandeur and beauty of scenery surpasses anything which the writer has ever seen. At times the cliffs rise straight from the river at about 75° or 80° angles, without a break for 600, 800 ft. or even higher, while ever and anon one catches a view of the snow and ice clad peaks towering above the densely verdure clad valley below. The climate during the day became sub-tropical and at one Indian's hut a number of banana plants were seen. Many odd and curious plants were seen, and some beautiful wild flowers. I must not, however, overlook the large and extensive Inca ruins of Cointe (Humming bird), situated at the mouth and on lower side, of a stream which enters the Urubamba River on the left side.

Thurs. July 18.

Began raining in the night, and kept it up steadily all day with the exception of about 3 hours. Got some of our bedding and other stuff damp last night. Slept under a fly. We are camped on gravel bar, in bed of river, 250 ft. above Heald's bridge, and there is a section of old stone wall about 14 ft. high at edge of River bed. Some of these stones are over 1 meter diameter. There is also part of a stone wall on right bank. These walls we noticed along the river banks for miles, tho now they are broken and destroyed in places. Eaton and Erdis took a bath in the River, and found it refreshing. Water cold tho. Dr. Bingham left in morning to be gone several days. During day some boxes arrived, also our saddles and bridles, and those of the "Army."

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Fri. July 19- '12

Quit raining during last night - probably about 2 or 3 A.M.
9 Indians came down the hill this morning, and started back with loads
at 9.30 A.M. Dr. Eaton went up the hill with the first loads. Opened
bag #11 which was packed with food and found sugar in fair condition,
slightly damp, salt very damp, chocolate both packages broken, and run-
ning slightly, both packages macaroni broken and damp, but one of them
partly dough, which latter had scattered impartially over about every-
thing in the bag. Went up the hill myself in 80 minutes with small
pack on my back.

Sat. July 20- 12.

Erdis cleared out the spring and walled it up. Got a little
help from the Lieutenant and Jarra. After lunch prospected on the hill
above the "Temple" and found a good sized broken pot in a cave. The
pot was of marked pottery and seemed to be very old.

Sun. July 21-12.

Dr. Eaton, Erdis and Luis (arriero) went to cave. Erdis found
on Saturday and dug. Brought in the pot found yesterday and many frag-
ments of others. The pottery and a few bones were from the surface to
1 1/2 ft. in depth. Found one small "cat's head" also. In another
cave that had been opened found a small round pottery bit used in spin-
ning and in still another opened cave found the fragments of a black
pot with small round ears.

Monday, July 22 - 12.

Started to excavate main Temple with 7 Indians, arriero, Lieutenant, and Jarra. Dug trench across open entrance first. Top soil was 6 inches vegetable mould, then a level floor, composed of decomposed granite (mostly), clay and a little lime, which had been apparently laid

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very compactly in layers varying from 1/4 inch to an inch in thickness, and the floor was about 6 inches thick. Under this was a foot to a foot and a half of coarse compact sand composed of decomposed granite (grayish white in color) and resting on a bed of large boulders varying from 1 1/2 ft. to 3 or 4 ft. in thickness. All pottery was found on surface of floor in vegetable mould, and was practically all unmarked. Later in day filled up trench and started new trench on north side of "3 window Temple" and east side of Main Temple. At about a foot under the surface, found the bottom of walls resting on clay and decomposed granite, which would tend to explain why east side and N.E. corner of Main Temple has sunk about a foot. Also started to clean out first house south of round tower in Princess Row.

Tues. July 23 - 24.

Drs. Aguilar and Giesecke with a party of students from Cuzco University (15 in all) visited the ruins, and am happy to state that J.M.Ochoa, who formed one of the party and who had inscribed his name promiscuously over the most prominent ruins, on a former visit, found some all erased. In afternoon Erdis helped Prof. Eaton to take measurements of the Intihuatana stone on the point north of the Main Temple. Visitors departed in afternoon. The Indians were out hunting caves of the dead all day, and found 8. There is another Intihuatana stone in cave under Round Tower.

Wed. July 24 - 25.

Lieutenant with 2 Indians started again cleaning out house (1st south of Round Tower in Princess Row. About 2 ft. below surface of rubbish, encountered the floor, which was slightly sloping upward from the door to the rear, and was about 8 to 10 inches thick of hard packed decomposed granite. About five and a half ft. from the rear of the apartment, a division of the apartment was created by a cut stone

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(2 of them), which crossed from wall to wall, was about 1 foot wide, and stood up above the floor about 6 inches. Back of this the floor was about 4 inches higher and in the center was a flat cut stone about 4 1/2 ft. diameter, and of about 3/4 of a circle, and whose back part was perpendicular (approx.) and formed a part of the wall to the height of over a foot. For 2 ft. below the floor, nothing was found except one piece of pottery, charcoal. On the floor were a few sling (?) stones. Harra had 3 men excavating at rear of Main Temple, both in a wall and in a room there. Found one piece of pottery in shape of a Llama foot, and a number of unmarked pieces, also about a dozen sling (?) stones, one of which contained iron, and perhaps other metal, as it was extremely heavy.

Thurs. July 25-12.

Prof. Eaton, Erdis, the soldier and 4 Indians started this morning for the caves of the dead, which were allong way down hill, over an awful jungle trail. The soldier dug out a broken skull, some bones, and an olla from a deep crevice in the rocks. Close by Erdis picked up most of the fragments of 2 ollas from a cave which had apparently been opened. The soldier also drew up some bones from the bottom of an almost vertical hole under a rock, about 8 ft. deep. The Indians went off to hunt more caves, and about 1.30 P.M. returned with news of 5 further up the hill. We went up, and the first one we opened was empty while the next one had a number of human bones but no skull.

The Lieutenant brought in very many beautifully marked pieces of pottery including a dozen or so of handles shaped as heads of birds or animals. Also a copper pin, and a number of grinding stones, some round and others oval, and from 2 to 4 inches thick.

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Fri. July 26 - 12.

Erdis packed a box, set up a tent and did chores in the morning, and in the afternoon accompanied by Luis, went into a large opened cave, which was 4 compartments in depth, and was a little below the brow of the hill on the east side. Found many pieces of broken pottery, a few bones, and in the 3d compartment found a skull of a large rodent. The Lieutenant also brought in a few surface pieces from the amphitheater, a very few bones and some large teeth. The doctor and Prof. Eaton were above camp on the hill, and brought in a skull, human bones, and some beautiful pieces of pottery. Jarra had a clearing gang.

Dr. Eaton injected 1,000,000 dead typhoid bugs into Erdis's left arm, it being the 2d anti-typhoid infection.

Sat. July 27 - 12.

Erdis's arm pained badly during the night, and was sore and stiff all day. Also had a headache and general "dead" feeling, but decided to postpone the funeral for some time. The Indians (5) brought up tent etc. from the foot of the hill, and Bestor, Erdis and Luis packed a box with specimens. Dr. Bingham took pictures, and Prof. Eaton brought in bones and pottery. Erdis did not go out to work.

Ranch owner's son arrived with 7 Indians and a story about the Greater Machu Picchu being over a hill south of this place.

Sun. July 28 - Peru's Independence Day. Put up "Old Glory" over the large tent. Dr. Eaton and Erdis took a walk over the Amphitheater in the afternoon, and Erdis picked up quite a number of pieces of pottery (later), that the Lieutenant had overlooked below the windows of 3 Window Temple.

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Mon. July 29 - 12.

Erdis stayed in camp and read Holmes on Yucatan and Mexican ruins. The first couple of hours in the morning it rained quite hard and the cook tent leaked some. The men did not begin till about 9 A.M. Dr. Bingham did not start on his trip. The ranch owner's son with 7 indians went out, and managed to muss up some work, but got nothing except experience. "Dr. Eaton went out with several Indians and returned with a number of specimens -skull and broken pots I think. It showered several times during the day. The Lieutenant had a clearing gang about and around Princess Row.

Tues. July 30 - 12.

Erdis had 3 Indians digging below (east) of the 3 Window Temple for "tiestos". Found about 7 pottery heads, an obsidean knife (?), some polishing stones, a very curious small pottery ball, a piece of paint (?), and more marked pottery. Moved down to opened cave under brow of hill east of amphitheater, and found that the gang of 7 Indians from the ranch had mussed up things badly, closing up the entrance to the other 3 compartments behind. Found a few more pieces of marked pottery, and a pottery head. This was the cave at which Erdis and Luis worked on the 26th. Later moved up to back of house, which is by S.E. side of Sacred Plaza, and found some pottery heads one of which looked like a cat's, and had nice ears, and cat whiskers, also several polishing balls and very few pieces of marked pottery. The Lieutenant had a clearing gang above Princess Row. Dr. Bingham, Jarra, ranch owner's son and 8 Indians started to hunt for Greater Machu Picchu. Prof. Eaton went after more caves, with 2 Indians. We also found a broken bronze ax a foot or so deep, at back of house at S. E. side of Sacred Plaza.

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Wed. July 31 - 12.

Ranch owner's son and Jarra took their 7 Indians and cleaned over the 3 Window Temple to the floor. They found nothing except 3 stones with holes in them and about a dozen pieces of potsherds, 2 small pieces of which were marked. Erdis with 2 men cleaned out opened "Bottle shape" grave in Sacred Plaza. Measuring from bottom up its dimensions were 2 ft. 4 inches up of dry wall stones varying in size from 3 inches to 2 ft. thick. Bottom was rounded and at top of dry wall was about 3 ft. 4 in. inside diameter. Above this was a mixture of cement, small stones, and a few about a foot thick, with a little earth to a height of 2 ft. above the dry stone wall and, over that about a foot of earth to the surface. Found one badly rotted bone and one potsherd unmarked in grave. At top of dry stone wall grave appeared to be almost flat slightly inclining upward in center.

Erdis moved behind house at S.E. side of Sacred Plaza, and continued yesterday's work. In one place about 1 foot deep found 10 polishing stones together. Close to the surface found a broken iron knife blade, but as a cave 10 ft. away has been occupied by the natives. it seems but fair to assume that it came from there. Got 2 cut stone (granite) broken pottery handles a foot deep. Pottery was from surface to a little over a foot deep. Also got broken stone grinding utensil, in corner of room under the fallen wall, and about 1 1/2 ft. deep. At 2 ft. depth got obsidian knife blade complete except handle. Knife is about 6 in. long, and modelled much on the lines of the present day hunter's skinning knife. At 2 ft. depth got small olla or pot, cracked, but all there except neck, which had been broken off. Dueno's 7 Indians left at 3 P.M. In the morning they dug in round tower, and also in a room north of the stairway, but found nothing. Teniente had clearing gang, and reported a few caves on the

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hill, with bones and tiestos, which Jerre wanted to prospect with the
Indians, but I refused on the plea that it was necessary for the
Professor to take a picture before disturbing anything. Just before
quitting work ran into a "nest" of 6 polishing stones.

Aug. 1 - 12. (Thurs.)

Erdis with 2 men continued work of yesterday back of house
at S.E. side of Sacred Plaza. Found 2 pieces of metal about 2 ft.
deep, and 3 ft. apart, about 30 ft. back of house on S.E. side of
Sacred Plaza. Also got many more polishing or sling stones, a few
pieces of marked pottery, a couple of pottery cat and birds heads, and
2 small pieces of pottery marked with the body of a snake. The pottery
varied from 6 inches to 2 ft. deep. Got a small quartz crystal also,
and one piece (small) of the green stone used on top of walls, about
2 inches long, and apparently shaped for an ornament. One curious
thing that I've noticed here is, that under old stone walls which still
stand up 2 to 4 ft. above ground, and extend 2 ft. to 2 1/2 ft.
under ground, we have repeatedly dug out potsherds from under the
foot of the walls, (6 inches or more below the foot and under same),
showing clearly that the potsherds were dropped there before the walls
were built.

Fri. Aug. 2 - 12.

Erdis with 2 men continued work of yesterday up to and under overhanging rock 40 ft. back of House at S.E. side of Sacred Plaza. Found a number of polishing stones, a very few marked pieces of pottery, a number of small rounded smooth pebbles about 1 inch diameter and one flat headed round potsherd handle. Moved to corner (east?) of house at S.E. side of Sacred Plaza and sunk a hole 1 1/2 ft. deep, but ground was very hard and stony, so started again to look for potsherds. Bestor was with me. About 10 A.M. an Indian arrived with

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note for Dr. Bingham from Heald stating that his Indians refused to go further and wanted to be paid off. We sent him to Prof. Eaton with note, but he went back down hill without seeing him. Got a couple of odd shaped potsherd handle heads, and one piece of the green stone used on tops of walls. It was in size and shape like a 50 cent piece. Got one baboon head pottery, and another with 3 vertical eyes(?) and mouth and very thick neck. Found also at 1 1/2 ft. depth a smooth stone pebble, rounded, about 3 in. diameter, and 8 inches long.

Sat. Aug. 3- 12.

Erdis running all last night and today with diarrhea. Did not work, and ate no breakfast or dinner. Bestor went out, and continued work of yesterday. Got a lovely bronze top or rather knife at 1 foot depth. It was perfect too. Several pottery heads, some polishing stones, and about half (broken in 2 pieces) of a fine cut stone about the size of half a dollar, perforated with a small hole. In the evening one of the Teniente's Indians brought in a fine cut stone (granite) bowl shaped utensil, perfect except that it was cracked across the bottom. It was about 1 foot across by 6 in. in depth, and was shaped somewhat thus

Bestor's men also discovered at 1 foot depth a stone vessel made from a half round boulder, on top it was flattened and the hole in it was oblong and rather small and shallow for the size of the boulder.

Sun. Aug. 4 - 12.

Jarra went to Intihuatana and reported that Dr. Bingham had sent Marcus(arriero) up to meet Dr. Nelson. He brought me back some bananas. Bestor went down the hill to wait for Dr. Nelson's arrival, but he did not come.

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Mon. Aug. 5 - 12.

Erdis continued Bestor's work in a round apartment at south side of big boulder 40 ft. south or back of ... house at S.E. side of Sacred Plaza, but found nothing except a few unmarked potsherds, and started a hole in N. end of Sacred Plaza, and later sunk 2 more holes there, but found nothing except a very few unmarked potsherds. Came over to Main Stairway, and started on its north side, where there is another stairway 3' or 4' lower for about 20 ft. distance (About 2 tiers above Princess Row) Found a lot of potsherds. Moved north along terrace (right at back of uppermost house for about 35 feet), then moved to narrow terrace 6 ft. wide, just above it.

Tues. Aug. 6 - 12.

Continued work of yesterday. Got many beautifully marked potsherds, and a few polishing stones. Dr. Eaton helped some. He pieced together 2 beautiful plates. Some of the "heads" on pottery were very odd. We seem to strike a new design of "cat's head" almost every day. The pieces of fairly thin pottery were so plentiful and seemed to belong together, that we decided it would be wise to save all except the very thick unmarked stuff. Moved to 2d terrace at rear of houses (above).

Wed. Aug. 7 - 12.

Rained during the night, and all day. Nothing doing, except to send 2 Indians down to foot of hill with note for Dr. Nelson.

Thurs. Aug. 8 - 12.

Lieutenant fired 5 shots about 8.20 P.M. at a beer(?), that he said was after the chickens. Erdis got a lovely little stone pestle about 2 in. thick and 6 or 7 in. long from a house on south side of Main Stairway on second tier above Princess Row, and a boulder mortar with a small round hole about 4 in. across and 2 in. deep in it. Moved

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to 3d terrace at rear of houses and north of upper end of straight part of Main Stairway. Found broken bronze "champe", a potsherd llama foot of fine shape. Very much of the potsherds are so fragile when taken out that one can't clean them without breaking them, as the clayey soil sticks so hard, and also thick that it is better not to have them too clean, and also mixed with plain ones, as then they won't look so attractive, and are not so likely to be chosen by other parties. After dinner Dr. Eaton shot a million dead typhoid bugs in my left arm. Got almost half of a granite out stone dish, forming part of wall at upper end of main stairway on north side. Got piece of heavy obsidian knife, and one spotted pot handle. Moved across to highest terrace south of houses on east side of Amphitheater and under 3 windows but only got half an olla, one round straight handle, and some green stone "scrapers".

Fri. Aug. 9-'12

Erdis had "dead" feeling and stiff sore arm from infection of yesterday. Did not work. Bestor searched north of Main Stairway on same terrace as upper house. Found 2 "birds heads", some green stone, "poker chips", some round potsherd handles, and 2 "cats heads", and some marked pottery.

At supper time just a few drops of rain fell. Teniente and Jarra continue with clearing gang at houses east of Amphitheater.

Set. Aug. 10-'12.

Continued Bestor's work of yesterday for about 35 ft. along the Terrace. Got a few pieces of marked potsherds, and some "heads", also a number of green stone scrapers. Found a ring of white metal looking rather modern, as if it had been made to hold a stone. Could not tell at what depth it was, as we found it in raking over the dirt. Moved back up to the circular apartment back of house at S.Eside of

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Sacred Plaza to go some deeper in center, but got nothing, so moved to S. W. side of 2d large boulder back of House on S. E. side of Sacred Plaza. Got a number of "cats heads," one piece with part of a snake, a handle with hind legs and tail of a lizard (?), about half a pot with 2 handles on same side at different heights, some very pretty potsherds, green stone scrapers etc. Think it wise to save all this pottery, as know that much of it will fit together. Got half of a lovely little olla about 3 in. high with a handle, In the evening Stephenson arrived with Ricardo.

Sunday, Aug. 11, 1912.

Took Stephenson over all the ruins in the morning. After dinner the Indians brought up five loads from down the hill. It rained hard during most of the afternoon. Bestor went down the hill with the five Indians.

Note--Charcoal is invariably found in the caves, scattered through the soil.

Monday, Aug. 12, 1912.

Started in opened cave, about 30 ft. north-north west of top of main Stairway, and 25 ft. S.W. of work of Saturday. Call this cave No. 2A. Got some llama and rodent bones badly rotted and broken, 39 small copper disks, about 1/2 inch diameter and very thin, with a hole punched in them. A polishing stone, cat's head and some marked pottery, also pieces of skull, and part of a stone pestle.

Cave No. 3A. 10 feet south of 2A. Got 2 small bronze champes--one of them shaped as deer or llama head, some badly rotted bones, beautifully marked sherds, one having raised snake in it, and some "cats heads," and 4 pieces of "paint dishes" to paint

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pottery from. This latter remark is a surmise.

Cave No. 4A, 10 feet south of 3A, very fine bones and
some pottery, part of which is marked or painted.

Note--3 A and 4 A piled together by Ricardo.

Cave No. 5 A. Got some potsherds, and a ring of
white metal one foot deep. Cave is ten feet east of No. 4 A.

The two men made sixty cents extra apiece today.

Note--pottery from all caves today might be mixed a
little as they are so close together and in the rocks. A good
deal of rain today. Drs. Bingham and Nelson today on short visit.

Got a side of a stone dish, and a green stone "sun" marked
stone with hole in end, of the kind that appear in gable walls,
( from the Lieutenant's gang) in clearing the main stairway just
above Princess Row.

Tuesday, Aug. 13, 1912.

Continued to work Cave No. 5 A.

Got many potsherds. 3 very small rounded pebbles,
some green stone scrapers, one bronze "topa," a piece of trans-
lucent quartz crystal, and a very pretty piece of potsherd handle
with the pattern cut or scratched in, in diamond shaped design.

Cave No. 6 A.

30 feet N. W. of 5 A. and 70 feet S. E. of house on
S.E. side of Sacred Plaza. 3 ft. inside cave and 1 foot deep, got
cut stone ring ( granite), about 5 in. outside, diameter; 2 in.
thick and about 1 in. inside diameter, a couple of pieces of
lovely animal head sherd, broken white obsidian or agate blade,
some fine bird and cats head sherds, broken piece black obsidian
knife, flat circular disk charred, flat thin circular green
stone disk, about 4 1/2 in. diameter rotted bones, 2 bases of
ollas, 2 necks of little ollas, one of which was beautifully marked

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a "3 bar" cat's head, a "paint stick," and some marked sherds.

A good deal of rain fell today. Depth from surface to
2 feet, but mostly about 1 foot.

Wednesday, Aug. 14, 1912.

Continued work in Cave No. 6 A.

Found nice bronze "champ" the first thing in the morning.
A "parrot head," round straight handle, polishing stones, section
~~of small cut stone~~ (quartz) drinking cup, oddly cut in parallel
lines, some lovely potsherds, duck and birds heads, part of very
small olla, piece of paint, half of pottery disk about 4 in. diam-
eter, with a handle, green stone scrapers, and in one place in
rear of cave about 3 feet square got many very small pieces of
very small pots and ollas, and plates, and some of them were
beautiful, especially one maltese cross. Also part of a small
skull, though it was not human. Think all the bones in this cave
are animal. Also

Also dug trench about 3x10 feet and 1 1/2 feet deep
in front of cave No. 6A, and got a lot of sherds--some of
marked, which may fit those of No. 6A.

Cave 7 A.--about 12 ft. N W. of No. 6A.

Got some rotted llama bones and sherds, but very few
were marked, also a bronze pin about 6 or 7 inches long.
(Tetqui in Quichua)

Saturday Aug. 17, 1912.

Northeastern roof of No. 7A is formed of large boulder
of granite, rather smooth on upper side and forming a plane at an
angle of about 15 degrees. About 6 ft. from upper or pointed
end of roof is a line running 2/3 across the surface, slightly cut
in and about 2 inches wide, about 18 in. farther up is another
parallel to the first and to long diameter of rock, about 14 in. 1

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ROOF OVER CAVE NO. 7A.

All lines parallel to each other and at right angles to
long diameter of roof rock.

All measurements are approximate, as have no tape.
Point of roof between sides C. and D is towards the N. E., and is
about 12 ft. above the ground while rear end is resting over
another boulder.

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up is another, about 13 in up is the 4th, 6 in. up is the 5th,
6 in. more is the 6th, 6 in. more the 7th, about 4 in. up is the
8th, and about 8 in. up is the 9th, which is roughly about 8 in.
from point of boulder.

Thursday, Aug. 15, 1912.

Continued work in Cave No. 7A. and got a few more
sherds and bones from surface to 1 1/2 ft. deep.

Cave No. 8 A--15 ft. East of No. 7A.

Got a lot of sherds, mostly plain, bones badly
rotted, and a lovely pottery button about an inch diameter, and
with a sort of sun and sun ray design on both sides. Also 9 thin
round green stone, 1 inch diameter, pierced near edge with a
hole, some pottery bases under the bottom of wall at front of
cave, polishing stones, some paint, lovely black pottery neck
(broken) with part of a man's head on it.

After dinner fire from below swept up over the hill, but
went on both sides of the Indian cabins (2) without injuring them.
Stephenson and Erdis and Ricardo took down the tents and moved
the entire camp a couple of hundred feet towards the ruins,
fired some of the terrace just below camp, cleaned other parts,
and about 4 P.M. started to put the camp back. The Indians helped
to move the camp back. Eaton and Bestor were down the hill.
About 6 P.M. Drs. Bingham and Nelson arrived from down the Valley,
and brought us mail.

Friday, Aug. 16, 1912.

Cave 9 A. 8 feet east of No. 8A.

Got pottery chicha cup (broken), a broken sherd
handle of a human sitting with doubled legs, 2 bronze "champes"
a foot apart, and all at about 1 foot deep, a couple of green stone
"poker chips", broken tiger head handle, a broken animal skull,

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polishing stones, very small rounded pebbles-(note--animal skull was 2 1/2 feet deep), piece of red paint, bottom of drinking cup, a bronze pin (Other in Quichua), piece of aeskull, 2 more green stone "poker chips", green stone disk about 5 in. diameter, a bird's head sherd, small piece white flint knife, 4 human teeth set in piece of jaw bone, a parrot head sherd, a broken "champe" at 3 ft. depth, the human teeth were also 3 ft. deep; green stone disk 3 1/2 in. diameter, birds head, bronze disk very thin about 2 in. diameter, and with square pierced projection, half a painted plate, piece of paint, 1 pot with body complete but base broken off, cat's head round bronze "champe" about 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. with square pierced projection, and about 2 ft. deep. It has a zizzaz design engraved on face of projection and round the edges. A piece of pottery pierced with 3 holes, a bird's head, and 8 hammer stones, and a lot of polishing stones. On top of boulder over this cave are carved some snakes, etc.

Today Dr. Bingham uncovered many ring stones in place in the gable ends of buildings.

Saturday, Aug. 17, 1912.

Cave No. 10A. 15 ft. West of No. 9A.

Got a painted plate 6 in. deep) with only a small piece broken out of edge, "champe" one foot deep, Duck's head. The "champe" was more than a foot outside the entrance to the cave, a small oblong green stone object with niches cut in edges-- think for neck adornment, a champe 3 ft. inside entrance and 1 foot deep, a green stone "poker chip," green stone disk about 4 in. diameter, rottedllama bones and teeth, and many green stone flakes or chips with sharp edges which occur in all the caves

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so far searched, some nicely marked sherds, 2 pieces of paint,
green stone "tomahawk" pierced with hole at entrance to cave and
1 foot deep, At rear of western end of cave (also opens to
west) got a small champe, and broken bone needle at 1 foot depth.
Left 3 hammer stones untouched at eastern or front end of cave.
Got ring stone rather small with base broken off, a piece of
black obsidian, an oblong shaped piece of sherd apparently ground
on sides for a kind of handle, the 2 sections of small animal's
jaw with some teeth in them, and found but did not take 6 hammer
stones, also got lot of bones and sherds, etc.

Dr. Bingham discovers puzzling designs and holes on
under side of stone in base of doorway in Round Tower.

Side B corresponds with side B of roof boulder over cave
No. 7A (See Page 17.)

Face of boulder towards the west, and about 75 degrees
slope, of smooth even face. About 15 inches from side F, and about
a foot below top of boulder, long straight rounded trough begins.
It is about 4 1/2 ft. long, about 3 inches deep, and about 7 inches
in width, and is rounded at both ends. It is not cut in per-
fectly semi-circular but is more in the following shape

21.

Point of rock between E and D is about 3 ft. above ground.

Saturday Aug. 17 continued.

Cave No. 11A.

Got 2 green stone disks--one poker chip size, and the
other twice as large, polishing stones, hammer stones, bones and
sherds.

Note--this cave is 35 ft. south of house at S.E. side
Sacred Plaza.

Sunday, Aug. 18, 1912.

Put sherds into 4 different sacks and sewed clothing.

Monday, Aug. 19, 1912.

Cave No. 11A continued.

Cave is about 30ft. south of house at S.E. south
Sacred Plaza.

Got green stone disks, bone joint button, cat's head,
large green stone disk (6 in. diam.) lot of bones some of
which were charred as usual, and at over 2 ft. depth large
pieces (4 in. diameter or more) of charcoal.

On roof over cave (big boulder with a smooth slop-
ing face, found 6 polishing stones and a number of sherds. Also
a rough trough-like depression in smooth face, about 2 1/4 ft. 1
long x 4 to 5 inches wide x 3 inches deep. It looked like it
had been started, but not finished. In cave got a number of sherds,
some of which were painted, one champe or pin about 7 inches long,
at 1 foot depth, 7 large green stone disks, and 1 long granite
pestle (a foot long) with part of side broken off. Also 2 hammer