6 Notes on the 02^ening of a Bronze Age Barrotv at Manton. 



The interment proved to be that of the unburnt skeleton of an 

 adult, lying in a crouched position, and surrounded by an unusual 

 number and variety of grave goods. 



Sketch of Skeleton found in the Manton Barrow showing 

 position of grave goods. 



(Drawn by L, Raven Hill.) 



From 1ft. to 1ft. 6in. in front of the skeleton there were about 

 two spadefuls of clayey soil full of bones, too much broken and 

 decayed to admit of any identification. It seems probable that 

 this bony mass was the remnant of a food offering that had been 

 made for the benefit of tlie departed ; the bones had certainly been 

 broken into pieces of a few inches in length before they had been 

 put in the ground. 



The skeleton lay on its left side with the knees drawn up to the 

 chin, the left hand under the head the other close to the knees, 

 and head towards the south-east— or, to be more accurate, that 



