. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. Fig. 384.—Kents Cavern, i Fig. 385.—Ty Mawr. A body a perforated pebble-stone, about 2 inches long, and very neatlypolished, which Sir R. Colt Hoare thought might have been sus-pended as an amulet fi«om the neck. In another barrow in the same group J the interment comprised a pair of petrified fossil cockleshells, a piece of stalactite, and a hardflat stone of the pebble kind, besides a brass or bronze pin and otherobjects. In a third, near Stonehenge,§ there was at the left hand of the skeletona dagger of brass, and clo
. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. Fig. 384.—Kents Cavern, i Fig. 385.—Ty Mawr. A body a perforated pebble-stone, about 2 inches long, and very neatlypolished, which Sir R. Colt Hoare thought might have been sus-pended as an amulet fi«om the neck. In another barrow in the same group J the interment comprised a pair of petrified fossil cockleshells, a piece of stalactite, and a hardflat stone of the pebble kind, besides a brass or bronze pin and otherobjects. In a third, near Stonehenge,§ there was at the left hand of the skeletona dagger of brass, and close to the head a curious pebble described as11 of the sardonyx kind, striated transversely with alternate spaces thatgive it the appearance of belts ; besides these stria, it is spotted all overwith very small white specks, and, after dipping it in water, it assumes asea-green colour. In another barrow near Everley || a heap of burnt bones was sur-rounded by a circular wreath of horns of the red deer, within which, andamidst the ashes, were five stemmed and barbe
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