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disturbed by guano-seekers or others. This cave is very lofty but 

 not deep, and the skeletons were practically on the suiiace, No. 4 

 being only covered by a few inches of cave dirt, and No. 5 by so 

 little that a portion of the skull was actually protruding when found. 

 No. 4 was lying about 3 yards from the back of the cave, and No. 5 

 almost touching the rock. The graves were evidently only holes 

 scratched in the ashes just large enough to contain the bodies, which 

 as usual lay all hunched up on their sides. Both these skeletons 

 were removed with great care. They have been packed up exactly 

 as found, without any attempt at cleaning, as most appear to be 

 partly decayed and are very brittle. 



SKETCH MAP SHOWING POSITION OF BUSHMAN CAVES AT BOB BEBG, KNYSNA 



DISTRICT. 



" Very few implements of any sort were found with these speci- 

 mens, but a few stones which may have been scrapers, "'= and a bit of 

 pottery found on the sand-hills near cave No. 1 have been included 

 in the box. 



" Four caves (No. 2 on sketch) close together, one being very 

 deep, were also examined, but all of these had been ransacked by 

 guano hunters, and nothing of any value was obtained from them. 



" All the caves contain immense quantities of shells and layers of 

 ash. No paintings were found in them. 



" A spot, some 20 yards in front of cave No. 1, was pointed out 

 * The usual uncouth scraper, of small size. 



