By Mrs. M. E. Cunnington. 535 



and smoke is blown in to stupify the bees. In the case of the 

 earthenware jars the tops are closed by means of bladders or 

 skins tied over them. 



The Pits. 



It will be seen by the dimensions of the pits as given below, 

 that, with the possil)le exception of numbers 6 — 7, it is unlikely 

 that they could have been used as dwelling pits, and it is probable 

 that they were used for purposes of storage. 



\o. 



Total Depth, 

 ft. in. 



Depth in 



solid chalk. 



ft. in. 



Diameter 

 at top. 

 ft. in. 





1 



3 





1 



6 



1 6 



Base rounded. 



2 



1 



6 





6 



2 4 



Very slight, basin-shaped. 



3 



3 



6 



1 



6 



2 6 



Flat-bottomed. 



4 



3 



4 



1 



4 



2 6 



,, ,, 



5 



2 



6 



1 





2 8 



,, ,, 



6 



4 



/ 



9 





5 



,, ,, 



7 



4 





1 



8 



6 6 



)) )) 



8 



4 





2 



6 



5 



Eound bottom. 



9 



1 



6 



2 





6 



Very slight, basin-shaped» 



The floor of No. 7 was covered over with several large flat slabs 

 of chalk, apparently intentionally. No ashes, or signs of burning, 

 or hearthstones, were found in either of the pits; in view of the 

 likelihood of their having l)een used to store grain, signs of this 

 were looked for, l)ut nothing of the kind was detected. The 

 hlling-in appeared to l)e the result of natural silting after tlie 

 disuse of the [)its, and all surface sigtis of tlieir existence had been 

 obliterated by recent cult-ivation of the site. 



DESCRIPTION OF TIIK PLATFS. 



Pl.ATK I. 



1 Roughly made .sjjindle whorl of chalk. Diani. \\'\\\. 



2 Reel shajxMl spindle ^vho^l of pottery, l.^in. Half of anotlu-r similar 



whorl was found. 



3 Half of nearly si)lierical spindle whorl of i>ottery. 



-I Cone sha])ed spindle whorl of pottery ; the ])asti' is very full of pounded 

 white tlint. Half <if another sinular spindle wliorl was found. 



