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probably an armlet. On the floor of the grave, in the extreme 
north-west corner, lay the remains of a young child (B). At 
the east side of the grave, near the bottom, were the remains 
of a young adult (C), of strong make laid on its back, the knees 
being pulled up to a right angle with the spinal column ; the 
right arm was bent over the chest, with the hand on the left 
shoulder, and the left arm doubled with the hand under the 
face. The head pointed north. Close under the last body was 
another adult (marked D), on the floor of the grave, with the 
head in the opposite direction, laid on left side, with the knees 
drawn up, the right arm doubled back with the hand to the 
head, the left arm bent over the body with the hand up to the 
face. On the middle of the right humerus were pieces of a 
bronze article much decayed, and close in front of the breast 
lay portions of a bronze fibula. Also on the bottom at the 
west side of the grave was the body of an adult (E), with the 
head to north, laid on its left side, with the knees less drawn 
up than is usually the case in these Danes’ Graves ; the right 
arm was bent over the chest with the hand on the left 
humerus, the left arm w T as placed at full length with the hand 
near the knees. On the wrist of the right arm were traces of 
a small bronze armlet. 
This grave is a somewhat remarkable one as it contained 
the unusual number of five bodies, all apparently interred at 
the same time. We shall be excused for asking, were they 
the members of the same family ? and what led to such an 
uncommon occurrence ? 
It must be noted that no trace of cremation has at any 
time been observed in the Danes’ Graves mounds. Neither 
have there been found any broken up human bones with these 
interments; an occurrence so frequent in the barrows of the 
stone and bronze ages. 
It h as now been made quite clear by these last researches 
that the so-called “Danes’ Graves” have nothing to do with 
the Danes, but constitute the graveyard of a comparatively 
well-to-do community of peaceable 1 settlers who had, for a 
somewhat lengthy period, dwelt near by—a charming spot for 
an early settlement—during the Earl) 7 Iron Age. 
1 No weapons of war have ever, to my knowledge, been found. 
