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issued. The various earthworks, implements of stone and 

 bronze, earthenware vessels, etc., are described in detail, and 

 in many cases fig^ured. The district appears to be particularly 

 rich in relics of the Britons. A recent ' find,' a bronze palstave, 

 or flanged axe, from Tosson Burgh, is here figured. These are, 

 however, not the only objects dealt with by Mr. Dixon. The 

 Mediaival history, fauna and flora, etc., all receive attention. 



AN ANCIENT CINERARY URN. 



Amongst the earthenware vessels is the cinerary urn figured 

 herewith, found in a tumulus near ' Willie's Cairn,' in the town- 

 ship of Great Tosson. In the centre of the mound was a cist, 

 which had contained the primary burial. Four feet to the east 

 of this was the urn, inverted on a flat stone, on the natural 



An Ancient Cinerary Urn. 



surface of the ground. In addition to the cremated human 

 bones, the vase contained a flint implement, three inches long, 

 and some fragments of another vase. The 'herring-bone' 

 ornamentation on this vase is characteristic of the British 

 period. Other vases were found in the same mound. We 

 are indebted to the publisher, Mr. R. Redpath, of Newcastle, 

 for the loan of the blocks. - 



1904 April r. 



