The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-31 00:00:00

THE YORKSHIRE WOLD TUMULI.

The investigations carried on by the Rev. Canon
Greenwell, of Durham, and with him many lead-
ing archazalogists of this country, during the last
three years, have been brought to a close on the
North %Vold range, between Malton and Scarbo-
rough, this week, by the opening of the last two
barrows that bad been previously tampered with by
curiozity hunters, who had mostly dug a funnel-
shaped hole in the centre. Of these many thus im-
perfectly opened remain, but they are gradually
disappearing, before the modern implements of the
farmer, where in fact they are not led wholly
away to spread on the fields as " marl." In a
few years hence the mounds which for so many
centuries have marked the graves of the Britons
will have totally disappeared before the plough and
the drag harrow. In order tc rescue from de-
struction the valuable remains contained in the wold
tumuli, Mr. Greenwell intends commencing similar
researches on South Wold range, and it is intended
part of this work shall be done during the present
year, in the vicinity of Bridlington. Singularly the
last two openings near Scarborough were of very
great interest, the barrows yielding fine samples of
pottery, flint, and stone implements, and numerous
burials, all in the contracted way, and interred
in all directions. A third barrow, which years ag°
was opened in the centre by the late Lord Londes-
borough, yielded a brachycephalic skull of the most
perfect type. The last but one of the undisturbed
barrows was of 72ft. diameter and 3ft. high, com-
posed entirely of earth. At the' centre was a
grave in the rock, one foot deep, which contained
the body of a man, laid on the left side, con-
tracted, the head being towards S. by E. Before the
face of the skeleton was a drinking cup. After the
graev had been filled in a layer of very large flint
stones had been laid, and over them a large quantity
of charcoal just at the level of the natural surface.
Over this was a bed of clay, and upon that a bed of
small flints, then the earth of the barrow. This was
the only burial. In the materials, carelessly throwo
in, were a few potsherds, several flint scrapers, and
a most beautiful gouge of indurated clay shale,
7in. long. This instrument had its cutting edge
perfect, and had a polish fine as glass over the whole
surface. The last barrow proved one of the most
interesting of the whole series, having both in-
burned, cremated, and disturbed interments. The,
tumulus was 31t. high and 64ft, in diameter, an',
formed of earth. At the centre was a large ow
grave, Bft. by 7f t., and sft. deep, dug into the chalk ,
which had been filled in with chalk and earth 10
separate masses. The grave was E. and W. At
the bottom, nearly at the north side, was the
.con-
tracted skeleton of a woman; on the left side,
th
the head to E.S.E., and both hands up to the face:
This was the only body in the grave which had 04
been disturbed.

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