. British barrows: a record of the examination of sepulchral mounds in various parts of England. Mounds -- England; Craniology -- Great Britain; England -- Antiquities. PARISH OF HUTTON BUSCEL. 363 case the body was that of an adult of uncertain sex. Among-st them were some fragments of pottery and a ' food vessel' [fig*. 146] ; it is 5| in. high, 5| in. wide at the mouth, and 3 in. at the bottom; the pattern is all made by impressions of twisted-thong. With this interment was associated a pointed oval unburnt flint implement, flat on one face and untouched by secondary flaking, and having the
. British barrows: a record of the examination of sepulchral mounds in various parts of England. Mounds -- England; Craniology -- Great Britain; England -- Antiquities. PARISH OF HUTTON BUSCEL. 363 case the body was that of an adult of uncertain sex. Among-st them were some fragments of pottery and a ' food vessel' [fig*. 146] ; it is 5| in. high, 5| in. wide at the mouth, and 3 in. at the bottom; the pattern is all made by impressions of twisted-thong. With this interment was associated a pointed oval unburnt flint implement, flat on one face and untouched by secondary flaking, and having the other face, which is convex, carefully flaked over the whole surface. It is 1^ in. long and f in. broad, and must be regarded I think as a knife, and is of a type of which I have seen several specimens, found with burnt bodies but always themselves unburnt. About 8 ft. west of the centre and 2 ft. above the natural surface, laid amongst the stones composing the mound, were two unburnt—or very partially burnt—bones, portions of a. Fig. 146. i. tibia and an ulna. They seemed to have been placed where they were found as sepai'ate bones and during the process of raising the barrow, for there was not the slightest trace of disturbance; nor did the appearance of the mound at the place, or any other circum- stance, warrant the conclusion that an entire body had ever been deposited there. At the centre was a circle of stones set on edge, 4 ft. in diameter, and resting upon the natural surface ^. Within this circle, and on the west side, was an urn so much broken and decayed that only a small part of it could be preserved. It was filled with burnt bones; while placed upon them and serving as a ' Similar instances have been met with elsewhere, some of which are noticed in other parts of this book. In Derbyshire Mr. Bateman found within a barrow at Flax Dale a circle of stones surrounding the centre, within which was a deposit of burnt bones in an urn. Ten Years' Diggings, p. 63. Mr.
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