AFRICA, MALTA, ETC. 



graves were united together by open corridors 

 formed by double or triple rows of large stones, 

 but no traces of such a system could be found by 

 the later visitors to the site, Messrs. Maclver and 

 Wilkin. 



Fortunately we have some record of what 

 these graves contained, for thirteen were opened 

 by Mr. Christy and M. Feraud. One contained a 

 human skeleton in good condition, buried in the 

 contracted position with the knees to chin and 

 arms crossed. With this were two whole vases, 

 fragments of others, and pieces of cedar wood. 

 At the feet of the skeleton were two human heads, 

 and as the graves would not have accommodated 

 more than one whole body M. Feraud suggests 

 that these belong to decapitated victims. Another 

 grave contained, in addition to human bones, 

 those of a horse, together with three objects of 

 copper, viz. a ring, an earring, and a buckle. In 

 another were found the teeth and bones of a 

 horse and an iron bit. 



An entirely different type of monument is 

 found near Msila, south-west of Algiers. Here 

 is a long low hill called the Senam, covered with 

 large numbers of stone circles. These consist of 

 large slabs of natural limestone set up on edge 

 and not very closely fitted. The height of the 

 slabs varies from 2 to 3 feet, and the diameters 

 of the three still perfect circles are 23J, 26}, and 

 34 J feet respectively. At a point roughly south- 



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