ON THE INTERMENTS OF PRIMITIVE MAN. 55 



No. 1. CLEFT SKULL OF A SLAVE, RECOVERED FROM THE 

 RODMARTON LONG BARROW, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. 



The figure (No. 1) is an exact representation of one of them, 

 from the Rodmarton long barrow. It exhibits the effects of 

 terrific blows given at the funeral. In other barrows cleft 

 skulls have been met with, beside the principal interment, 

 of women and of children, who in like manner have been 

 immolated in honour of the dead. 



Vessels of various forms have been met with in the ex- 

 cavation of barrows. They are made entirely by the hand, 

 for the potter's wheel, although so very ancient a machine, 

 was entirely unknown to the primitive inhabitants of this 



