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YORKSHIRE. EAST RIDIXG. 



the east 5i ft. At the west end the mound was formed entirely of 

 earth; the east end, and the remainder of the mound to within 

 40 ft. of the west end, being made of earth up the middle and 

 of chalk on both sides. At the west end, and below the centre of 

 what had something- of the appearance of a round barrow raised 

 upon the surface of the long- mound, and 2 ft. above the level of 



Fi^. 122. ^. 



the natural surface, was the body of a young" adult woman, laid on 

 the right side, with the head to W.^ and the hands up to the face. 

 Just in front of the right tibia was a 'drinking cup' [fig. 122]. 

 It is 8i in. high, 5^ in. wide at the mouth, and 3i in. at the bot- 

 tom; the upper part has nearly straight sides, and the vessel 

 becomes somewhat bulbous-shaped below the middle ; the upper 

 part is ornamented with seven encircling bands, the two outside 



