Anglo-Saxon. Cemetery at Harnham. 201 
colours, and others of amber, on the lap. A 
single amber bead at the neck. 
Skeleton No. 40. An adult. At the feet a bone spindle socket 
” 
which had evidently been turned in a lathe. 
On the breast two small cup-shaped bronze 
fibulee (Fig.7) (like, but of better workmanship 
than, two figured in the Winchester Vol. of 
the Brit. Archzol. Assoc., pl. 3, fig. 2). 
Amongst the bones of the fingers of the left 
hand a silver ring of solid form: another of 
spiral form, and a plain gold ring. In the 
lap, a bronze fibula of later Roman form, 
(Fig. 8) beads, a comb, and iron knife. 
42. On each shoulder a bronze gilt fibula, with blue 
glass beads in the centre: a bronze pin on 
right side. 
48. A young person, 5 feet 7 inches. Under the 
right shoulder, a knife of the usual form, 
a fork (Fig. 9) with handle of deer’s horn, 
a pin of deer’s horn, pair of bronze tweezers, 
and a steel for striking a light. 
52. Legs crossed at the ankles. A latten clasp at 
the waist. 
53. Old person, lying on the right side, knees 
doubled. Knife under fore arm. A nearly 
circular fibula on the first rib. Bronze buckle 
at waist. Bronze ring on left hand, which 
lay in the lap. Amber beads on the breast. 
Another fibula on the shoulder. 
54. An adult, 5 feet 7 inches long. Skull of very 
peculiar form. A bronze ring (Fig. 10) and 
a broad iron buckle, at the waist. Fibula at 
the collar bones, with other relics. 
Two things appear to Mr. Akerman to be peculiar to the inter- 
ments at Harnham Hill. Ist. The very obvious regularity and order 
in which the bodies had been laid. With few exceptions (and 
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