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be interesting but most successful. Altogether the remains 
of twenty-eight Elks, of several Reindeer, and of a few 
birds and beetles were found in Mr. Roe's bog and in a 
neighbouring one in the County Wicklow belonging to Mr. 
Mulligan. The great majority of these remains were, 
of course, in a very fragmentary condition, but it may be 
of interest to give the results of all the excavations in a 
tabulated form as follows : — - 
HowTH, Bog of the Loughs. 
Irish Elk. 
1886-87. Skull of Female, and skeleton. 
1906. Skull of Male, and skeleton of young animal, 
2 very large shed antlers, and 3 vertebrae 
(probably) of a female. 
191 1. (i) A skeleton of a young animal ; (2) 2 shed 
antlers of a very young animal ; (3) A 
pulverised male skull which did not belong 
to skeleton. 
The depth varied from 4 to 8 feet, the strata were arranged 
as follows from above : — 
Peat . . . . \\ feet. 
Peat and Marl . . 1-2 feet. 
Marl . . . . 1-3 feet. 
Sand . . . . ^-2 inches. 
Large stones and thick marl to unknown depth. 
All remains were found on or in the layer of sand. The 
upper layer of marl contained remains of trees. The 
bones were wrapped and often lined by an envelope of 
vegetable matter. 
Ballybetagh, South-east Bog. 
(Worked for seven weeks), 
Irish Elk.. . 
1 91 3. 22 skulls (mostly broken). 
14 shed antlers (all broken). 
I skeleton (made up of the bones of many Elks). 
