U)t4- ^'VOKHS. — Irish Elk Remains from Co> Dublin 115 
8 ist cervical vi^rtebiae. 
2 2nd 
2 4th 
2 5th 
3 7th 
I ist dorsal 
1 2nd ,, 
2 coccygeal - 
4 scapulae, i pelvis, i ist phalanx, I radius, 
I metacarpal, i tibia, 6 hyoids, several costal 
cartilages and a large number of ribs. 
Also remains of Reindeer, including part of a skull, bird 
bones, and bones of Red Deer were found. 
The depth of the pits varied from 3 feet 6 inches to 11 
feet. The strata were usually arranged as described by 
the late Mr. W. Williams,^ i.e., from below : — 
A. Boulder-clay. 
1. Fine tenacious clay. 
2. Yellowish grey clay> 
3. Brownish clay 
4. Greyish clay. 
5. Peat. 
The remains were all found in layers i, 2, or 3, the great 
majority lying on No. 2. 
Nearly all the bones were sound but badly broken, with 
the exception of lower jaws and feet bones. The heads 
were also much broken but sound. The majority of the 
heads were found 4-6 feet deep, the majority of the bones 
5-7 feet. The bones were scattered and arranged in no 
order. The proportion of ist cervical vertebrae and 
hyoid bones was high and the proportion of large long bones 
was low. Pits were sunk in the centre of the bog to the 
depth of II feet down to the Boulder-clay (Williams), but 
little or nothing was found. All the remains, with the 
Geological Magazine, August, 188 1. 
