290 Notes on the Opening of a Tumulus. 



no sand in its composition, and hand-made, similar to 



pottery at Rothcrley and Woodcuts. 

 One fragment of brownish red, hand-made, much tooled 



inside, no sand, burnt very hard, unlike anything found 



at villages near llushmore. 

 One fragment of thin, well-burnt ware, grey in centre, 



with brown glaze or polish on outsidgj tooled inside, 



unlike anything found at villages near Rushmore. 



Roman. Five very small fragments of red Samian, best 

 quality, one having the ordinary festoon pattern. 

 ^ One fragment of imitation Samian ? 



One fragment of hard lathe-turned " New Forest Ware,*' 

 reddish black outside, grey inside, fluted. 



Several fragments of grey lathe-turned pottery called by 

 Gen. Pitt- Rivers " Thin Grey, hard quality." 



Several fragments of lathe-turned rims, Roman, or Romano- 

 British grey ware. 



Two small fragments of red colour in the largeness of the grains 

 resemble " British, No. l,^^but the polish is peculiar. Unlike any- 

 thing found about Rushmore. Probably late British or Romano- 

 British. 



The following is a list of the bones identified by Gen. Pitt- Rivers : 



Ox. One tibia of small young ox. 



One metatarsus of very email ox — rather smaller than Keny Cow. 



One metatarsus of small ox — a little larger than Kerry Cow, and smaller 



than the Alderuey Cow. 

 Seven teeth. One horn of small ox cut off. 

 Three digits of small ox— size of Kerry Cow. 



Pig. Three teeth, and eight fragments of upper and lower jaws of small pigs. 



Dog. One tooth, and one fragment of lower jaw — size of terrier. 



Sheep. Two teeth. One fragment of horn. 



One lower jaw of small sheep — a little larger than St. Kilda. 



Two lower jaws of small sheep — size of St. Kilda. 



Eight fragments of lower jaws of small sheep. 



Two metatarsi of young sheep. 



Two metauarpiof sheep— size of St, Kilda ram, height, 1ft. lljin. 



