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Cheltenham, where a Knapp and burial place formerly existed, 

 described in Goding's History of Cheltenham. For this and 

 other reasons, we may infer, that only chiefs and their families 

 were placed in Tumuli and Barrows. 



No gold, silver, bronze, iron, or other metal have been 

 found in these Tumuli and Barrows ; but Eoman and English 

 coins, iron nails and spikes, Roman and common potterj', have 

 often been collected on their surface, and in the black earth of 

 their outer covering. 



CREMATION. 



In most of the Tumuli and Barrows, indications of Cremation 

 are found. In the Nymphsfield Barrow, the burnt bones were 

 carefully placed in separate Kists, eighteen inches long, and 

 twelve inches wide, on the north side of the chambers. These 

 Kists contained only human calcined bones, parts of skulls, ribs, 

 arms, and vertebrae of young persons or children. In Rodmarton 

 Barrow, a few calcined bones of children were found in the vault, 

 on the north side. In the Dry Heathfield Tumulus, the burnt 

 bones were found on the floor of the Tumulus, outside of the 

 Kist, near its eastern end. Dr. Paine, writing upon Bown 

 Barrow, says " I should mention also that there were no 

 signs of Cremation having been practised within this burial 

 place ; the bones were untouched by fire, although the surface 

 of the mound bore evident indications of this action." There 

 were no human nor animal calcined bones found. In Belas 

 Knapp Barrow, traces of fire were observed upon its surface, 

 but no calcined human nor animal bones were found. 



On the floor of the Round Tumulus at Hallings, the signs of 

 burnino- consisted of charcoal and burnt stones ; it was six or 

 seven feet removed from the Kist. 



