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broken through want of care in the excavation. One of them, 

 however, is nearly perfect, having fortunately been saved 

 by Mr. Larcom, who was riding past the spot shortly after 

 their discovery. 



These urns, which, as usual, are of baked clay, exhibit 

 a greater degree of taste in art than those commonly found, 

 particularly in one example, which is unfortunately broken, 

 and on which the ornaments are in relief. 



Subsequently, in the centre of the mound, a tomb was 

 discovered, and the workmen were stopped from proceeding 

 further, in order that its examination might be directed by 

 the deputation from the Academy. That this course was a 

 judicious one, and led to discoveries interesting to anti- 

 quarian science, which would not otherwise have been made, 

 will appear from the following results. 





The tomb consists of a table, or covering stone, 6 feet 

 6 inches in length, from 3 feet 6 inches to 3 feet in breadth, and 

 14 inches in thickness. This stone rested on five supporting 

 stones, varying from 2 feet 6 inches to 1 foot 3 inches in 

 breadth, and about^ feet in height. Of these supporters there 

 was one which did not actually touch the covering stone, 

 a small stone, since removed, having been wedged between 

 it and the latter ; and there were five other stones, not used 

 for supports, but as forming the enclosure of the tomb. One 



