By the Rev. W. C. Lukts. 



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side, 25 on their right, and 23 on the back, and that in almost 

 every instance iron implements were associated with the last, while 

 with only one exception, flint and stone weapons accompanied the 

 two others. Meeting with iron in a barrow called " Sharp Low," 

 near Fissington, he remarks "we do not remember having previously 

 met with an instance of an interment of the iron period otherwise 

 than at full length." (Ten Year's Diggings, p. 27.) 



It may be a matter of interest to record here the orientation of 

 some of the skeletons, according to Mr. Bateman's notes. He has 

 unfortunately not stated it in all cases. 



Head to 





Left side. 



Right side. 



Back. 





Number of 



Number of 



Number of 





instances. 



instances. 



Instances. 



N. 



15 



4 



0 



N.W. 



1 



3 



2 



W. 



7 



1 



13 



W.S.W. 



1 



0 



0 



S.W. 



5 



0 



1 



s. 



7 



3 



2 



S.E. 



1 



1 



0 



E. 



18 



0 



0 



N.E. 



3 



2 



0 



Totals. . 



58 



14 



18 



"With this table we may compare the following orientations 

 collected from Sir Richard Hoare's Ancient Wilts. 



Head to 





Number of instances. 



Left side. 



Right side. 



N. 



50 







N.W. 



3 







W. 



7 







S.W. 



6 







s. 



13 







S.E. 



3 





1 



E. 



6 



2 



1 



N.E. 



14 



1 







Total 102 







Back. 

 1 



This indefatigable barrow explorer has not stated on which side 

 the skeletons lay — although he has mentioned that in very many 



