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Both astragali are preserved entire. They are bones of average 

 size, but each shows the following peculiarities : as regards the neck 

 of the bone on its upper surface there is a well-marked internal flexion 

 facet and also a less distinct one along the external border of this 

 surface. Again the angle of the neck is large and the internal pyri- 

 form facet is prolonged far forward on the neck. 



The first metatarsal bones are relatively long and stout bones 

 with large impressions for the insertion of the peronei muscles. The 

 head of the bone is large and globular and its articular surface is pro- 

 longed on to the dorsal aspect. 



The skeleton is thus that of an aged male of medium height and 

 build with a broad, relatively low skull, and a low broad face with no 

 overhanging eye ridges. 



URN. The cist also contained an urn, not of the usual " beaker" 

 type, but of the " food-vessel" type (Plate X., Fig. 3). 



The cist thus contains : 



1. The skeleton of an aged brachycephalic male about 5 feet 4 



inches in height. 



2. An urn of the " food-vessel " type. 



3. The remains of an ox hide. 



There are no pieces of charcoal and no implements of any kind. 

 The floor of the cist is paved with water-worn pebbles. 



Lord Saltoun has presented the skeletal remains to Professor 

 Ileid for preservation in the Anatomical Museum. 



TIFTY SHORT CIST. 



This cist was recovered in a cultivated field at Tifty, Fyvie, in 

 October, 1905. The covering stone of the cist was tilted up by the 

 plough and the cist opened by Mr. Alexander Rennie, farmer. The 

 covering stone of the cist was only about 10 inches below the surface 

 of the ground. The cist measured 22 inches in length and in breadth 

 measured 13 inches at one end and 11 inches at the other ; its depth 

 was 10 inches. The only contents of the cist were some "ashes" and 



an urn of the " drinking cup " type. The urn was quite empty. I 



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