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Opened by Mb. Citnnington, F.G.S., Febbttaby, 1858. 



Funereal Urn, found in a barrow on Oldbury Hill, Wilts. In the 



Museum of the Wilts Archaeological and Natural History Society, 



from a photograph by Marshman. 



jN the early part of the present year, a man engaged in dig- 

 $) ging flints on this hill suddenly struck his pickaxe into a 

 hollow space, which proved to be the interior of a large urn. It 

 was slightly mutilated by the blow, but was carefully lifted out 

 and taken charge of by Mr. Clarke of Bourton, who kindly pre- 

 sented it to me. I have since restored the broken part with Port- 

 land cement, (a material admirably adapted to the purpose,) and 

 the urn now forms part of the collection of the Wilts Archaeological 

 and Natural History Society. I subsequently visited the spot where 

 it was found, and had the barrow re-opened. More than half of it 

 had been turned over by the workmen in search of flints, but the 

 following details were obtained. It is a large low circular barrow 



