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Mr. Bateman informs us that in North Derbyshire it is not 
an uncommon occurrence to find the Celtic tumuli taken 
possession of by the Saxons and Romano-British people. 
In a second circular tumulus, situated at a short distance 
from the preceding, a skeleton in the position peculiar to 
Celtic interments was discovered, and a portion of the brow 
antler of the red deer; but no pottery or personal ornaments 
or implements of any kind occurred. The bones appeared to 
rest upon the surface of the moor, stones had been placed 
over it to form a cairn, and, finally, over all was heaped the 
soil to form the tumulus. 
It will have been observed that I have not been able to 
describe with any degree of minuteness the precise character 
of the interments in the first of these tumuli from personal 
examination, as the greater portion of it had been removed 
with its contents previous to my arrival, and the human 
bones scattered about in considerable numbers on the surface 
of the moor. The old man, however, who had been emploj^ed 
by Mr. Johnson, and afterwards by myself, stated that nine 
skulls had been dug out comparatively perfect,* mixed with 
other bones, and which appeared to lie straight or at full 
length; but, as these were not the articles for which they were 
in search, they were broken with the spade as useless, and 
thrown out : which is much to be regretted, as from an exami- 
nation of the fragments it is very probable both the brachy- 
cephalic and kumbe- cephalic forms of skull might have been 
obtained. Besides the flint implements and chippings found 
mixed with the bones and pottery, numerous examples, of 
larger size and better finish, are scattered over the moors, 
several of which were procured from the residents at the 
farm-houses known as Upper and Lower Paradise, by 
Mr. Fox, and presented to the Museum of the Philosophical 
Society. 
* I picked from the bones scattered on the surface fragments of nine lower 
jaws, besides various portions of the skulls. 
