340 OPENING OF AN ANCIENT BARROW 
radicle, were in a state of complete germination ; 
though, it is probable, that this acorn had lain un- 
disturbed, in this cavity, for nearly 2200 years. 
Both the plumula, and radicle, were of a white 
colour ; and, the radicle was twisted in a spiral 
form, as in the annexed figure, No. 2. 
This acorn is in the possession of Mr. Mercer, 
of Newton. An acorn, in a similar state of 
vegetation, was found, in 1810, by the Rev. 
William Marriott, in a barrow at Ludworth; and 
it is described by him, in his History of the 
Antiquities of Lyme. 
IMPRESSION OF A HUMAN BODY. 
On the roof of the east side of the chamber, 
Mr. Mercer discovered a very distinct, and re- 
markable impression of a human body. There 
was the cavity formed by the back of the head ; 
and this cavity was coated with a very thin shell 
of carbonized matter. The depression of the 
back of the neck, the projection of the shoulders, 
the elevation of the spine, and the protuberance 
of the posteriors, were distinctly visible. The 
body had been that of an adult; and, its head lay 
towards the west. 
