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BRITISH BARROWS NEAR HUNMANBY. 
broad ear perforated. In front of the face were a long, narrow flint 
knife, carefully and minutely flaked, and a long and round scraper of 
flint. In this and the preceding harrow it will be observed that the 
primary interment had not, as is usual, been made in a grave, but 
placed on the original surface. 
The last barrow opened was on Flotmanby Wold, and was seventy 
feet in diameter, 4 feet high, and made of earth witli some flints. It 
was found to liave been opened already at the centre, and from 
information gathered from the shepherd, a " pankin " had been found. 
At a distance of 4 feet from the centre, and 21 feet above the surface 
level was an urn of the cinerary type, ornamented over the upper 
part with a diamond shaped pattern, made by the impression of a 
twisted thong. No bones, either burnt or unburnt, were found in 
association with it. In the material of this barrow there were a large 
number of flakes and chippings of flint, three cores, four scrapers, 
and two stones which had been used for pounding. With the opening 
of this barrow^, Canon Greenwell brought his labours to a close, 
leaving several in the immediate neighbourhood to be opened on 
some future occasion. The total result of his " openings " this 
autumn has been exceedingly satisfactory, and it is the Canon's 
intention to forward the whole of the interesting articles herein 
described to the British Museum, thereby adding to the already large 
collection contributed by him to that institution during recent years. 
ON THE OCCURRENCE OF A BOULDER OF GRANITOID GNEISS OR 
GNEISSOID GRANITE IN THE HALIFAX HARD BED COAL, 
BY JAMES SPENCER. 
From time to time during the last thirty years, boulders of 
quartzite and other hard rocks, having quite a distinct structure from 
that of any native rock of the district in which they occur, have been 
found in the coal beds. Many years ago, before the great import- 
ance of these boulders from coal beds was recognized, a fine specimen 
was found in the Hard Bed Coal at Dam Head Pit, in Shibden-dale, 
near Halifax. At that time having no means of submitting it to 
