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bad been placed partly over it. On the south side of the grave, to 

 some extent in a hollow 1| ft. deep, and partly over the edge of the 

 grave, was the body of a man, about 40 years of age, laid on the 

 left side, with the head to S.E., and the hands in front of the chest. 

 The lower part of the back, which was slightly within the edge of 

 the grave, had sunk 8 in. below the level of the rest of the body. 

 On the south-east side of the grave was the body of an aged woman, 

 which had been laid on the right side, with the head to W.N.W., 

 and the hands up to the face. The body was placed partly over the 

 grave, and in consequence the head and neck had sunk 14 in. below 

 the level at which the rest of the body reposed. On the north-east 

 side of the grave, and 2ft. higher than the level of the natural 

 surface, was a cinerary urn, reversed, and containing the calcined 

 bones of an adult. The urn was very much broken and decayed, 

 but it was plain that it had had an overhanging rim, ornamented 

 with alternate series of vertical and horizontal lines of thong- 

 impressions. In the grave were some bones of two adult oxen ; a 

 round scraper, part of a second one, a ' slingstone,' and the end of a 

 sharp-pointed and carefully-chipped narrow implement, all of flint. 



XXXIV. The third barrow lay about a quarter of a mile to the 

 south-east of the last. It was 45 ft. in diameter, 2 ft. high, and com- 

 posed of chalk-rubble and earth. At a spot 8 ft. east of the centre, 

 and about 6 in. above the natural surface, were two bodies of young 

 persons, under 12 and 20 years of age respectively, the younger laid 

 just in the rear of the elder, the face of the one being close to the 

 back of the head of the other. They were both laid on the left side, 

 with the heads to S.S.W., and their hands up to the face. About 

 1 ft. in front of the elder was a third body, that of a child about 4 

 years old, also laid on the left side, and with the head to S.S.W. 

 Facing the child was the body of, almost certainly, a woman, not 

 less than 60 years of age, laid on the right side, the head to S. 

 The right arm was extended down the side, and the left laid 

 upon the thigh. The right hand of the youngest child was 

 close up to the face of the adult, and the left under the child's 

 own right elbow, the arms and knees being placed upon the 

 right arm of the adult. The knees of the adult were laid a 

 little over the knees of the eldest of the children, and the youngest 

 child was placed between the knees and face of the adult, about 

 whose head there was a quantity of charcoal. In front of the 

 face of the eldest of the children was one half of the bottom of 



