THE REINDEER. 



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would be beside our present purpose to refer in 

 detail to the many interesting objects wliicli were 

 brought to light on opening up this mound. Suffice 

 it to say that (in addition to human remains, bones 

 of domesticated animals, shells of periwinkle, limj)et, 

 and cockle, coarse hand-made pottery and rude stone 

 implements) the smooth flattened horns of the Rein- 

 deer came to light, showing that this animal was 

 either domesticated by the dwellers in the " broch," 

 or at all events was hunted by them, and used for 

 food. 



Under very similar conditions, other remains of 

 the Reindeer have been exhumed from the Har- 



PBAGMENTS OP EEISDEEB HOHN, CAITHNESS/'^' 



bour Mound at Keiss Castle, also in Caithness, a 

 full account of which may be found in Laing's 

 " Pre-historic Remains of Caithness," and a briefer 

 notice in Dr. Smith's paper above referred to. 

 Now, this discovery of the remains of Reindeer asso- 



* Copied from the Memoir referred to, by permission of Dr. J. A. 

 Smith and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 



