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Cornwall. It is prehistoric and was unexpectedly brouglit to 

 light by the owner of the land, Mr. Eeddie Mallett, who had 

 purchased the site for the building of a dwelling house. 



The Eev. W. lago having inspected the find, and reported 

 upon it, this Society, and other institutions in Cornwall and 

 Devon, as well as the Society of Antiquaries, London, with such 

 friends as interested themselves in the matter, supplied funds for 

 the exploration. 



The examination of the ground lasted for many weeks and 

 has yielded valuable results. More will probably be eventually 

 obtained. 



The Rev. W. lago having been entrusted with the manage- 

 ment, associated with himself the Eev. S. Baring-Grould, M.A., 

 Mr. Eobert Burnard, F.S.A., Prof. 0. V. Miiller, M.A., and Mr. 

 Buddicom, B.A., F.G.S., all of whom personally attended and 

 helped to conduct the operations. 



It will be remembered that a Celt and some valuable Grold 

 Ornaments (of crescent form) were found at Harlyn many years 

 ago, — the latter being now in this Museum, — also that a Cinerary 

 Urn, Bronze Dagger, &c., were found nearly adjacent, and have 

 been described in this Society's Journal for 1890. The present 

 find, has yielded perhaps the greatest number of Stone Cists, 

 Skeletons, and their accompaniments, yet discovered in any one 

 spot in Britain. 



The objects found with the skeletons, viz : — spindle-whorls, 

 rings, bracelets, beads, and brooches, have been submitted to 

 Sir Johr Evans, K.C.B., and to Mr. Read of the British Museum, 

 for their opinion as to age; and the skulls, &c., to the eminent 

 craniologist and anthropologist. Dr. John Beddoe, F.E.S. 

 Their reports will be included in the full account, photographically 

 illustrated, which Mr. lago is about to communicate to this 

 Institution. He has also secured the ornaments and some typical 

 cists and skeletons for this Society's museum, considering that 

 Truro is the most fitting place in which such objects found in 

 the County should be deposited. 



Full details connected with the discovery will appear in due 

 course, meanwhile the thanks of the Society should be accorded 

 to Mr. Mallett, the owner of the ground, for the facilities he has 



