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EXAMINATION OF THE BONES OF ANJMALS FOUND IN THE TUMULUS. 
BY E. T. NEWTON, F.G.S., OF H.M. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 
Four parcels of disjointed and splintered bones scattered in the 
body of the mound, and found under the dome-shaped bed of blue 
clay, have been submitted to Mr. Newton, who has supplied me with 
the following list of the animals, which he has been able to identify. 
Parcel No. 1, containing the bones found immediately over the 
grave B, comprised : — 
Bos taurus, probably var. longifrons. 
Capreolus caprea (Roebuck). 
Parcel No. 2, taken from the soily material at the base of the 
barrow, contained : — 
Homo sapiens (human). 
Cervus elephas (red deer). 
Bos taurus (calf) ? var. longifrons. 
Canis vulpes (fox). 
Sheep or goat. 
Gnawed bones. 
Parcel No. 3. The bones were removed from the body of the 
mound at depths varying from 13 to 18 feet, and consisted of. — 
Homo sapiens. 
Bos taurus ? var. longifrons. 
Sus scrofa (pig). 
Canis vulpes (fox). 
Sheep or goat. 
Parcel No. 4, taken 3 feet below the bed of blue clay, included 
the bones of : — 
Canis vulpes (fox). 
Capreolus caprea (Roebuck). 
