. British barrows: a record of the examination of sepulchral mounds in various parts of England. Mounds -- England; Craniology -- Great Britain; England -- Antiquities. 224 YOKKSHIKK. EAST RIDING. end of a piece of bronze flat, and forming the other end into a pin- shaped termination. This pin had been passed through the lobe of the ear and then bent round, the other and flat end being bent over it. Thus the ear-ring must have been permanently flxed in the ear. Behind the head were two formless pieces of jet. Under. Fig. 116. 1. the hody, and covering the bottom of the grave, was a great quant
. British barrows: a record of the examination of sepulchral mounds in various parts of England. Mounds -- England; Craniology -- Great Britain; England -- Antiquities. 224 YOKKSHIKK. EAST RIDING. end of a piece of bronze flat, and forming the other end into a pin- shaped termination. This pin had been passed through the lobe of the ear and then bent round, the other and flat end being bent over it. Thus the ear-ring must have been permanently flxed in the ear. Behind the head were two formless pieces of jet. Under. Fig. 116. 1. the hody, and covering the bottom of the grave, was a great quantity of decayed wood, the grave having evidently, as in other cases, b^een floored with that material. It would seem probable that in this barrow we have the graves of a man and his wife. The connecting opening between them an engraving of what is e\ddently an ear-ring, but which has been, probably since the finding of it, flattened out. It is quite plain, and has a loop at the top. I have seen another, a similar one, in the collection of Mr. Welsh, at Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Greenwell, William, 1820-1918; Rolleston, George, 1829-1881. Oxford : Clarendon press
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