CROMLECH*. 



sacrifices to the dead were prevalent ; holes about '1 im-hrs in 

 width are found on the roofs of some cromlechs and passage 

 graves. These cromlechs always occur near the sea, seldom 



Fig. 2. Cromlech near Haga, Bohuslan. 



more than seven miles from the coast. The other graves of 

 the stone age are often found far inland, but thev are almost 



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always near a lake or river having connection with the sea. 



Fig. 3. Cromlech (stendb's) with concave recesses oil the roof-stone, near Fasmorup, 



in Skane. 



The cromlechs which appear to be the latest graves of this 

 age have a much wider distribution than the other forms ; 

 they are found in nearly all the provinces where the older 



