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At Vurpelev, Zeeland, it grave was found covered by several 

 slabs; it is nearly -1 yards long, 1J yard broad, the bottom 

 beinf about 3 yards under the surface of the earth. Within 

 lay the skeleton.of a full-grown man, with its head to the S.S.AY., 

 and its feet to theX.X.E.; 

 alongside of it were nu- 

 merous objects, the most 

 interesting of which are 

 those of glass. 1 



The grave-yard at Yar- 

 pelev is a low bank 200 

 feet long, 12.") feet wide. 

 The bodies were laid 

 down, generally, in a bent 

 position in the sand or 

 gravel, in their clothes or 

 grave-dress, but without a coffin. Old and 

 young men, women and children lay buried 

 here, and one corpse bears the mark of a 

 heavv sword-cut. In the centre of this 



J 



skeleton graveyard stood a single clay 

 urn, containing burnt bones. At one place 

 there was a bed made of paved stones burnt 

 and smoked, which had evidently been used 



'g- ^.Ground plan 



of the Graveard at 



as a pyre. 

 The richest 



grave 



was situated under the highest point 



of the bank, at a depth of 9 feet under the surface ; it was 



Fig. 557. 



Grave at Varpelev. 



made in the gravel, and was surrounded by sixteen rough 

 stones of different size and shape. The majority were 2 feet 



1 See also pages 280, 282, 284. 



