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XXXIII. Further Account of Tumuli opened in Wiltshire, in a Letter from Mr. William Cunnington, F.A.S. to Aylmer Bourke Lambert, Esq. F.R.S. F.A.S. and F.L.S. Communicated by Mr. Lambert

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William Cunnington
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As you were pleased to intrust me with the whole direction of opening the tumuli in your manors of Corton, Boyton, and Sherrington, this week, I shall give you the particulars of the discoveries as they occurred to me.

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Archaeologia , Volume 15 , 1806 , pp. 338 - 346
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1806

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page 338 note [a] See Plate XVI. Fig. 4. which exhibits a south view.

page 339 note [b] You will probably recollect that I opened this part of the tumulus in 1801, when, immediately under the turf, I found the above-mentioned urn.

page 340 note [d] Plate XVI. Fig. 2.

page 341 note [e] Part of these skeletons lay with their heads to the north, and others to the south, but apparently in no regular order.

page 341 note [f] I do not mention this circumstance as peculiar to this barrow, as it is very frequent.

page 342 note [g] I add these remarks, in consequence of the conversation between yourself and Mr. Wyndham, on the subject of the black earth, although the earth in this barrow has little affinity to the stratum of black sooty earth, found under most of our long barrows.

page 343 note [h] I suppose from 20 to thirty years of age.

page 343 note [i] On the top of barrows, we find the skeletons in every direction.

page 343 note [k] The wide brim and large size rather militate against appropriating those vessel to this purpose.

page 343 note [l] This is the largest drinking cup I ever saw.

page 344 note [m] Viz. the base length and breadth.

page 344 note [n] The original soil, nearly on a level with the adjoining ground.

page 344 note [o] The extreme length of the thigh bone was nineteen inches.

page 345 note [p] In one place, we found deposited together the skeleton, or skeletons, of one or more quadrupeds, also of a large bird.