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thirty inches of the surface. Both skeletons lay with their 
heads due east. In the case of the female, a kind of cist was 
formed of narrow fiat stones around the body; that of the male 
was merely covered with rubble. An iron sword, much corroded, 
lay on the left of the male skeleton; a bronze circlet and two 
bronze plates were found among the bones of the skull, which 
the weight of the stones had crushed: the sword was seventeen 
inches in length, four in the handle, and thirteen in the blade, 
two inches wide in its broadest part, and tapering to a‘ some- 
what abrupt point: its weight was sixteen ounces, and it bore 
on the surface the marks of some textile fabric with which it 
had lain in contact. The circlet of bronze, 22 inches round, 
had in some parts the appearance of having been gilt, like that 
on the mirror of the lady, but Dr. Coox had been informed by 
Mr. Betuows that this appearance had been produced by the 
application of lacquer to the polished bronze. The two bronze 
scales of concentric form, each seven inches long, had a small 
dotted pattern on their outer edges, and in the centre was a 
hole in which had been inserted an iron fastening to attach 
them to wood or leather. In looking over the bones, Dr. Coox 
found no teeth among the débris, but on examining a portion 
of the lower jaw, it became apparent that the individual had 
parted with his teeth long before his decease, and that the 
remains were those of a very old man. An examination of the 
thigh bone showed that it had belonged to a man of small 
stature. Dr. Cook showed the form of Roman swords as 
figured in Dr. Surrn’s ‘“‘ Roman Antiquities,’ from which he 
concluded that the remains were those of a legionary soldier of 
the Roman Empire. In conclusion, Dr. Coox exhibited several 
relics, one being a sacrificial knife, and several smaller instru- 
ments, of the use of which he was doubtful, and invited | 
information. 
In the discussion which followed, Dr. Wricut took exception 
to the theory that the skeleton first discovered was that of a 
Roman, and said it was not at all likely to be that of a female. 
The remarkable angle of the jaw, and the manner in which 
the teeth were ground down, indicated a powerful masculine 
