Archaeologia cantiana . Z3 3O o z q: LU X \-. % ox CELTIC TUMULI IN EAST KENT. 23 taken that no interstices should intervene betweenthe floor of the cist and the rim of the urn. Inone case, an attempt appeared to have been madeto protect the urn from superincumbent pressure,by making an arched niche in the side of the cavityprepared for its reception. The spaces between thesides of the cists and the urns were filled up withchalk rubble and flints. The first that came to lightcrumbled in pieces on being touched; its size wasabout the same as that of the smaller of the urns ofwhich representatio
Archaeologia cantiana . Z3 3O o z q: LU X \-. % ox CELTIC TUMULI IN EAST KENT. 23 taken that no interstices should intervene betweenthe floor of the cist and the rim of the urn. Inone case, an attempt appeared to have been madeto protect the urn from superincumbent pressure,by making an arched niche in the side of the cavityprepared for its reception. The spaces between thesides of the cists and the urns were filled up withchalk rubble and flints. The first that came to lightcrumbled in pieces on being touched; its size wasabout the same as that of the smaller of the urns ofwhich representations are annexed. [PI. I., fig. 2.]The next [PI. I., fig. 2] was extracted nearly is slightly ornamented with vertical lines aroundthe upper portion. The third urn had been crushedby the weight of the soil; the fragments shew that itwas almost identical with the large urn on Plate these fragments, with the mouth stopped witha lump of half-baked clay, was lying a little cupof very rude workmanship. [PL II., fig. 5.] Thebones
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