THE TUMULI OF THE CHALK RANGE. 



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stone, and closely resembled in its great length from the fore- 

 head to the back those figured in the " Crania Britannica" as 

 "ancient British." The thigh bone of this skeleton measured 

 fifteen inches in length. 



The resemblance between the deposits contained within these 

 barrows, points strongly to the probability that, in each instance 

 they have reference to two races of people; the one, of the native 

 Briton, the other, of his conqueror the Saxon. This may 

 appear at first sight a bold assertion; but I think that the 

 evidence which we already have, will eventually be found to 

 bear it out. 



JOHN H. AUSTEN. 



Vertical and curved Strata, at Ballard head. (p. 7,) 



