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been interred with him. There were no bones of the two 
horses, from which it is clear that these animals had not been 
interred but were only represented by their trappings. It also 
appeared that the wheels had been taken from the axle and 
placed in the position shown in plate i. Most likely the light 
body of the chariot and its pole had been placed upon them’ 
whilst the trappings for the horses were laid close by. 
Probably the car or body of the chariot was mainly put 
together without any iron bolts, much as were many old 
armchairs, which—excepting for the legs—it may have 
much resembled in make and form. It was not to be expected 
that any portion of the light car would remain to the present 
time, when even all trace of such substantial wooden parts as 
the naves and felloes of the wheels had disappeared entirely. 
However, we did observe a clear and distinct cavity, two 
inches wide, in the soil filling the grave close above the 
wheels. This cavity extended horizontally more than 4 feet 
in a curved direction, and was caused unquestionably by 
something which had gone to decay—probably the curved 
frame of one of the sides of the chariot. 
In the substance of the mound over the grave were found 
several pieces of a vessel of white-coloured glass. These 
pieces of glass were strongly iridescent, indicating a 
considerable age, yet, most probably, they are only the 
fragments left by some previous explorers many years ago, 
and as I took out with my own fingers one piece which lay 
only three inches above the wheels of the chariot, evidentlv 
the former opening had only just missed the interment. 
Mound No. 16 is situated at the eastern corner of the wood. 
It measured 30 feet in diameter and 3 feet in height. The 
oval grave beneath was 7 feet north and south, 5J feet east 
and west, and 2J feet in depth. At its northern end, near the 
top, lay the remains of a child from 6 to 8 years of age 
(marked A), 1 the head lay to west-south-west, placed on the 
left side, with the legs drawn up to a right angle with the 
trunk, the right arm being bent over the body, the left arm 
was doubled back with the hand under the head. Near the 
right forearm lay a crushed and much-corroded iron ring, 
1 See Table opposite page 8. 
