SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OP ABERDEEN. 143 



POTTERY. 



In three of the cists sepulchral urns were present ; one of the 

 cists contained two urns, so that in all four urns were recovered in a 

 very good state of preservation. 



Two urns were present in the Whitestone cist an unusual occur- 

 rence. The position of the urns in the cist is indicated in the plan 

 (Fig. 2). One urn No. 1 is short and relatively wide, while the 

 other urn No. 2 is tall and narrow (Plate X., Figs. 1 and 2). 



Urn No. 1. This is an example of the ovoid type of beaker with 

 recurved rim Thurnam's ft type of drinking cup urn. 1 It mea- 

 sures 6| inches in height by 6^ inches in diameter across the brim, and 

 3^ inches in diameter at the base. The body is oval and passes with 

 a gradual curve into the neck which is short and everted that is sub- 

 type /3 4, according to the classification adopted by the Hon. John 

 Abercromby. 2 



The brim is slightly bevelled to the inside and the wall of the 

 urn is fully a quarter of an inch in thickness. The paste is of a light 

 brown colour on the exterior of the urn, but much darker on the 

 interior surface both surfaces are comparatively smooth. The 

 ornamentation of the outer surface is arranged in bands passing 

 horizontally round the vessel. Most of the ornamentation has been 

 formed by impressions stamped in the soft clay with a narrow slip of 

 notched wood or bone, this giving rise to lines of small rectangular 

 impressions. 



There are three main horizontal bands of ornamentation separated 

 by horizontal lines and plain spaces. The uppermost band is 1^ inches 

 in width and is ornamented by parallel lines crossing each other ob- 

 liquely so as to produce a lattice-like pattern. The second main orna- 

 mented band consists of sets of parallel lines running obliquely, each 

 set being made up of about ten lines. The direction of the lines of 

 each set alternate, so that one set of lines is inclined towards the 



1 Archaoloijla, vol. xliii., p. 392. 



2 Journal of the Anthropotogical Institute, v< ". xxxii., p. 373. 



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