trasted as any otlier set of skulls which it is possible to put along- 

 side each other from ancient or modern times." The people of 

 the round barrows — the bronze-using Celts— were a much larger 

 and stronger race in every respect, and probably drove out those 

 of the long barrow. Both types are, however, found at times in 

 the same mounds, and though they were natural foes it is likely 

 that the skulls intermarried. We can now refer directly tothe 

 recent discoveries in our own neighbourhood. On tlie summit of 

 a hill called Black Hambledon, about a mile from Worsthorne, 

 there was at one time a barrow 60 feet diameter. Some three or 

 four weeks ago excavations were made, and in the exact centre 

 five or six large stones were discovered of the upper layer of mill- 

 stone-grit evidently brought from a neighbouring hill, and though 

 somewhat disarranged it is clear that they have formed the cist 

 which is usual in or near the centre of these barrows. The size 

 of the cist would justify the belief that it contained a crouched 

 body. The presence of numbers of flint chippings about the 

 grave and the general character of the cist point to a very early 

 date, but until further evidence is forthcoming it would be rash 

 to assign it to the stone period. Flint chippings were much used 

 about the graves of this period. They are, however, met with in 

 the bronze period, and, in some cases, in Eoman interments ; so 

 that too much stress cannot be laid on this evidence. This 

 mound, along with a smaller one some 30 yards to the S.W., 

 has evidently been disturbed, but we have here probably the 

 earliest evidence of an ancient burial yet discovered in this 

 locality, and I believe the stone cist is the only one yet brought 

 to light. We now turn to a small valley about a mile to the 

 north called Hell Clougli. On the ridges in the neighbourhood 

 of this clough, Mr. Studley Martin and Mr. Spencer had ex- 

 cavated within a stone circle and discovered three cinerary urns 

 in 1842 and 1843, and in 1854 urns were discovered at Catlow. 

 In consequence of these discoveries local archaeologists have for 

 some years had a strong desire to conduct further investigations. 

 And now, mainly through the efforts of Mr. Wilkinson, sub- 

 stantial successes have followed. Within a stone circle of about 

 seven yards in diameter excavations were made some short time 

 ago, and after considerable labour a cinerary urn was discovered 

 14 ins, in height by Hi ins. diameter. It was without ornament 

 and was made of baked clay. It occupied a small excavation in 

 the ground about 18 ins. square, which had a margin of thin 

 stones and was covered with a cap stone. The mound formed 

 over the urn consisted of stones and earth. The urn was found 

 to contain human bones, pronounced to be the bones of a young 

 woman of about 18 years, and those of a child of three or four 

 years. One of the bones however was not Imman. The space in 

 the excavation outside the urn was filled in with charcoal and 



