412 Pre-historic Interments near Porton, Wilts. 
In all, five of these ploughed-down barrows were found—two in 
a line just north of the Horse Barrow, and three in a line still 
further to the north. 
As to the two nearest the Horse Barrow :—No. 1 was the most 
pronounced mound of the series, but an extensive trenching failed 
to disclose any burial, although we found large layers of ashes, and 
a few animal bones, including the brow antler of a red deer, which 
had evidently been used asa pick. The area of ashes was much 
larger than in any other mound, and I can only conclude that the 
body must have been entirely cremated. The layers of ashes did 
not appear to have been disturbed by earlier explorers. 
No. 2 mound disclosed a burial in a chalk grave, exactly coin- 
ciding with the first interment opened on the west side of the 
railway. 
The remains from this barrow, together with others found 
afterwards, were taken by my son to Edinburgh University to Sir 
William Turner for the Anatomical Museum. 
No objects of any sort were found with this interment. I did 
not test outside for any flint rings. 
As to No. 1 in the outer row :—this turned out to be a simple 
hole in the chalk, filled with cremated remains, and covered with 
large flints. Small fragments of an urn were found, but it had 
been so insufficiently burnt that it had entirely perished. 
No. 2 of this row:—the interment was found about 2}ft. under 
ground, covered with a large quantity of big flints. 
A considerable quantity of burnt bones were found in a heap in 
the curve of the body of the skeleton, between the elbows and the 
knees, but there was no evidence of an urn. 
No. 3 of this series turned out by far the most interesting. We 
found a skeleton just under the surface, only a little below the 
reach of the ploughshare. 
In removing this skeleton we came across the upper rim of an 
urn, and in excavating for the rest of this we came upon the burial 
of a child exactly under the upper one. 
Sir William Turner has both these skeletons: the upper one 
he pronounced to be a young woman, and the under one a 

