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76AMCS Bulletin 12 — Chapter 4with lesser amounts of Middle Preclassicand Protoclassic material. Additionally,two bone fragments were collected (seeChapter 6.2).The dry, elevated bedrock shelves protecteda number of sherds in lot 4, includingan olla rim measuring 8×14cm. As onewould expect, the sherds recovered fromthe narrow slot between the shelves wereheavily eroded. The second greatest concentrationof sherds was found in lot 5.Most of the large, well preserved sherdswere recovered from the shelf (that extendsinto lot 4) and the mound pictured in figure4.7.11. Among these are 10×12 cm SierraRed olla rim and a 14 cm-wide HuachinangoBichrome Incised base.Lot 6, which covered a relatively flatsection of tunnel, was characterized by ahigher percentage of small, eroded sherds.However, a Dzudzuquil Cream-to-buffbowl was partially reconstructed fromthese sherds. The debris piles in lot 7 revealedthe highest sherd count. Many ofthe sherds were slightly eroded which leadsme to believe that they rested for some timeon the floor of the tunnel and were laterpiled to the side. Among the well-preservedsherds was a Carolina Bichrome Incisedrim with a thick cream slip. The flat sectionsof lots 8 and 9 revealed small, erodedsherds and one bone fragment, while the 5m-long section between lots 9 and 10 producedno material at all.Lot 10 is particularly interesting. Allof the sherds identified within this 5 m sectionwere located atop a debris pile alongthe eastern wall of the tunnel. Only 39sherds were recovered but nearly all ofthem were large and very well preserved.Two large Carolina Bichrome Incisedsherds were collected. Both were from theTop: Figure 4.7.8. Actun Pech tunnel lookingsouth from 60 m into the cave. Note theartificial debris pile on the left.Middle: Figure 4.7.9. Pool in Actun Pech.Top: Figure 4.7.10. Actun Pech tunnellooking south from 13 m into the cave. Notelarge stones pushed to the sides of the tunnel.Location is indicated on map in figure 4.7.3.(Photo by Jane Prendergast.)