The Eleventh General Meeting. 23 
years before the Christian era. In 1860, he opened a long barrow 
at Walker’s Hill, in North Wilts, and in the débris in the chamber 
he picked up a flint arrow head, an inch and a half long, and 
about one-tenth of an inch in thickness. In May, 1865, he was 
present at the opening of a long barrow at Fifield Hill, near Pew- 
sey, called the Giant’s Grave. This was a very large barrow, and 
with the remains of human beings he found a beautiful leaf-shaped 
arrow-head, two and two-tenth inches long, and one inch in breadth. 
From these specimens and from those which had been found in 
other counties in England, he was disposed to conclude that in 
these long barrows was found a particular class of arrow-heads, 
and that they were the oldest sepulchral tumuli in this country. 
4 He next produced two flint javelin heads. These he stated, were 
_ found in an oval barrow on Winterbourne Stoke Down, 1864. He 
then alluded to the particular formation of the oval tumuli, which 
embraced two or three round barrows within an oval ditch. In 
the one referred to were found.in one part a skeleton, and a small 
drinking cup; and in another part, a tall skeleton, upwards of six 
feet high, doubled up, and four beautifully shaped flint arrow-heads. 
He believed that these were the work of the ancient Britons, and 
were used by them for warlike purposes. 
| Earl Newson conveyed the thanks of the company to Dr. 
_ Thurnam for his very interesting paper. 
The Rev. Prebendary Witxk1nson proposed a vote of thanks to 
the Rev. Canon Jackson for his very valuable services during the 
time he had held the office of Honorary Secretary of the Society. 
He regretted to hear of his retirement from that post, and spoke 
highly of his exertions in connection with the Society. With 
regard to his writings, “Jackson on Aubrey” must of necessity 
lay the foundation for a future history of the county. 
Earl Netson, in the name of the members, begged to thank the 
Bishop and the Mayor for the handsome way in which they had 
_ been received in this city. 
_ The Rev. A. C. Smirx said that Earl Nelson’s three years of 
office as President of the Society would terminate at the close of 
this meeting, and he begged to propose a vote of thanks to his 
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