166 REPORT ON THE STAPENHILL EXPLORATIONS. 
Find No. 21 was a skeleton of a male adult, lying full length 
on back; the head, pointing towards north-north-west, was raised 
much higher than the rest of the body; the hands were crossed 
over the waist, the left being uppermost; the legs were not crossed. 
On the lower half of the left arm was the iron boss or umbo of a 
shield, diam. 53 ins. (Plate IX., Figs. 24 and 25), and judging 
from the length of the iron nails which were in the rim, the 
thickness of the wood was about ? inch. On the right side 
of the head was an iron spear-head, about 5 ins. long (Plate VIII., 
Fig. 21), and near it a small piece of bronze, which seems to 
have been a portion of a buckle or fastening. At a short distance 
from the spear-head was another of those shapeless masses of iron 
showing traces of fire-action, similar to those accompanying Find 
LVvo. 18. 
Find No. 22 was that of a young adult, in a very bad state of 
preservation, lying full length, head pointing west-north-west ; the 
right arm was extended towards the north-east ; the left hand lay 
over the chest, and pointed in the same direction as the right one ; 
the legs were not crossed. Near the right hand was found the 
canine tooth of a horse, whilst encircling the body, but more 
towards the front, was a very large quantity of charcoal and 
black humus. 
Find No. 23 was a male adult, lying nearly full length on the 
back, with the head pointing west-south-west, the legs being 
slightly bent at the knees towards the left. The right arm 
was bent up at the elbow; the left hand lay across the 
lower part of the chest. Near the right side of the head 
was an iron spiculum, or javelin-head, 54 ins. long. In the left 
hand was an iron knife or dagger, 34 inches long, in a handle of 
deer’s horn, 2% ins. long, the total length being 6} ins. (Plate 
VIII., Figs. 19 and 20.) Near the waist was a small fragment 
of bronze, doubtless portion of a buckle. 
Finds Nos. 24 and 25 consisted of bones of various domestic 
animals lying scattered about within a radius of 6 yards. Some 
fragments of pottery, potsherds, and flint flakes were also found 
on this spot. 
