VOL. XV. (1) VERTEBRATE AND MOLLUSCAN REMAINS = 59 
dogs. In spite of these drawbacks, we have, however, 
been able to obtain some satisfactory results. 
Flomo sapiens. 
The only human bone forwarded is a fragment com- 
prising the lower two-thirds of a right humerus. The 
distal articulation has been gnawed off, and the broken 
proximal end has been similarly treated, subsequent to the 
fracturing. The medullary cavity was lined with aragonite. 
Canis familiaris (Dog.) 
The gnawed bones abundantly testify to the presence of 
this species, although the only actual remains that we 
have noted were a right ramus, from which all the teeth 
except m. 2 have dropped out, and two canine teeth. 
These apparently indicate a breed of dog similar in size to 
the modern sheep dog, and therefore evidently long 
domesticated. 
Equus caballus (Horse.) 
The horse is abundantly represented in this series, and 
appears to have been of modern size, about 13 hands 
high. Unfortunately the long bones have all been broken 
for the marrow. A fragmentary right tibia measures 4°25 
inches in minimum circumference. ‘The dimensions of 
the astragali are :-— 
Width of navicular articulation 1°80 Woy 
rion ely \urydbeemn 8S TL 114 1°28 
Width of trochlear ridges _..... 1°43 1°42 
A tooth, right m. 3, measures 1°18 by 0°51, oat a right 
m. 2, 1°16 by 0'59 inches. 
Remains of this species occurred in all parts of the 
workings. The bones evidently belong to the same type 
of horse as was existent in the Romano-British village at 
_ Rushmore—a type which appears to have been character- 
_ istic of the Late Celtic and Roman periods. 
