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rough, unhewn stones ; and the entrance to the graves was 

 covered with a large stone^ five feet by three, and about a foot 

 thick. The grave contained the bones of several individuals, 

 with large oval heads, and narrow foreheads. 



In Rodmarton Tumulus, lately opened by the Rev. S. Lysons, 

 the large unhewn stones, were placed in the eastern end, 

 there was no walled entrance, a vault, covered with a large 

 stone, resting on rough dry walling, and the entrance was 

 formed of flat stones, two of which were curiously placed to 

 form an arch-way into the grave, covered behind with another 

 flat stone. The grave contained the bones of eight adults, 

 male and female ; bones of youths, and of children, some of 

 which were burnt ; all the skulls were long, large based, and 

 well developed ; the long and more square ones were broken. 

 A long, large piece of flint, neatly shaped flint arrow heads, jaw- 

 bones, teeth and tusks of boars, horses, and cattle, were found 

 at the eastern end. The whole Tumulus was supported and 

 divided with rough, strong, dry walling of quarried stones. 



The Long Barrows frequently contain neatly finished flint 

 arrow heads ; flint saws ; knives ; rude bone imjplements ; and 

 very ancient pottery. Agriculture does not seem to have been 

 known, for only the remains of wild indigenous animals are 

 found ; but the worn state of the teeth may have been produced 

 by masticating seeds of plants, hard fruits, acorns, and wild 

 kinds of grain. 



THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERS OF THE 

 SEVERAL RACES OF MEN. 



' The bones found in the Round Tumuli indicate peculiar and 

 distinctive races. Those in the Round Earth Tumuli indicate a 

 small race, the males not more than 5 feet in height, the females 

 probably less. They may perhaps be identical with the Cave 

 Dwellers, and may belong to the periods of the Mammoth and 

 Rein-deer. 



The people of the Round Stone Tumuli were tall, stout, 

 square built, and athletic, varying in height from five feet six 



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