298 MORTIMEU : SUMMARY OF SO-CALLED " DANES' GRAVES." 
vessel than any other kind with which I am acquainted. Xo other 
relic was found. 
It is to be deeply regretted that more is not known of this 
extensive and almost unique group of barrows, and the distinctly- 
marked community of men [as shown by the crania] who raised 
them. 
The plantation, Avhich now protects the mounds, is an old one, 
and the trees of which it consists are likely, before long, to be cut 
down, and the mounds left to the mercy of the plough ; a little time 
will then suffice to remove all trace of their whereabouts, and make 
research almost impossible. Before this happens a further exami- 
nation, conducted under experienced supervision, is most desirable ; 
indeed, it is an imperative duty demanded by archaeology . 
* See the Journal of the Archaeological Institute, vol. xxii., p. 264. 
