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east of the centre, and just above the natural surface, was found 

 half of the lower jaw of an aged person, and two metacarpal bones. 

 At the centre was an oval grave, 8^ ft. by 6^ ft., running east and 

 west, and 3^ ft. deep. Amongst the filling-in of the grave, and 

 particularly near the top, were numerous disturbed bones of two 

 bodies and six pieces of a ' drinking cup.' Six inches from the 

 south side of the grave, and at a depth of 2 ft. 3 in. from the 

 bottom, were the bones of an adult woman, very imperfectly burnt ; 

 and a little to the north of these, and rather lower, was a large 

 portion of a red-deer's antler. At the bottom of the grave there 

 was a body of an aged woman, laid on the left side, with the head 

 to E., and close to the east side of the grave ; the hands were near 

 to the hips. Just above this body was part of a second red-deer's 

 antler, and a rather peculiar flint implement. This flint is 2| in. 

 long and half-an-inch wide ; it is carefully chipped along both 

 edges and to a point ; the other end, which has not been much 

 chipped, has had one side rubbed quite smooth by wear. It would 

 appear to have been an implement of long-continued daily use, the 

 original edges of which had become blunted and had then been re- 

 chipped ; for the existing edges are as sharp as if they had been 

 worked only yesterday. 



There was, it should be observed, distinct evidence here of the 

 disturbance of tlie primar}^ burials in the process or for the purpose 

 of putting in the secondary ones. The scattered bones of at least 

 two bodies and the fragments of the ' drinking cup ' found in the 

 grave plainly show this ; and it is probable that the wrought flint 

 just described had been associated with one of them. In the 

 grave and in different parts of the barrow were pieces of charcoal ; 

 the grave also contained some broken bones of two adult oxen. 



XXIII. About half a mile to the south-east of the barrow last 

 described was an inconspicuous one, 50 ft. in diameter, 1 ft. high, 

 but much ploughed down, and made of earth and chalk. At 

 a distance of 14 ft. south -south-east from the centre was the body 

 of a man, aboxit 60 years old, laid on the rig-ht side, with the 

 head to S.W. by S., the right hand up to the face, and the left to 

 the knees. Near the head was a large quantity of charcoal. The 

 body was placed in a slight hollow, but on the level of the natural 

 surface ; this hollow was not more than 4 in. deep, and was filled 

 in with dark-coloured earth, containing potsherds, flint drippings, 

 and broken animal bones. The black deposit extended from the 



