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THE NORTHERN TOMBS
Body wrapped in a single garment. Brick at N.
end of grave between wall of recess and basket.
Grave 137. Rectangular shaft, 30 inches N.-S.,
34 inches E.-W., 58 inches deep. Recess at north
of shaft, 30 inches L. x 18 D. x 12 11. This held the
body of an adult man, lying on his left side, head
to the W., and facing N. Limbs semi-contracted.
Kilt worn, of a very coarse texture.
Grave 140. Rectangular pit, 17 inches N.-S., 24J
inches E.-W., 27 inches deep. No recess. Young
woman on S. side of shaft with head to W., and
facing N. Position, on left side. Limbs contracted,
and hands before face. No trace of clothing. Three
decayed molars.
59. Class C. Multiple or Family Burials. There
are three graves which fall in this class, Nos. 112,
J38, 139. Each of them held more than one body.
Grave 112 was peculiar because it contained the
bodies of no less than three small children, as well as
two youths or girls. As there was only room for
one other burial in this grave, namely on the
northern side of the shaft, it would appear that the
parents of these children were buried elsewhere.
The courts in graves 138, 139 were very simple
affairs. They were but roughly cut in the side
of a mound and open to the air. Owing to their
position their western sides were higher than their
eastern.
In two cases a brick was placed beneath the skull,
in graves 112E and 139C. In four burials the head
was placed to the north and the body facing east.
Three burials faced north and had the head to the
west, and three faced south-east with the head to
the north-east. Two box burials were found in
this class, both of them being in grave 112.
Burial B in grave 138 was merely resting on the
floor of the court, and was covered with bricks
irregularly placed on and about the body, the whole
being plastered with mud. It was the only example
of its kind found in the cemetery.
The average sizes of the shafts were 33! inches
long, 31 inches wide, and 64 inches deep. The
recesses in these averaged 32^ inches long by 18J
inches deep.
The pad of cloth placed under burial A in grave
138 was probably a garment. It was hemmed by
turning its edges in and by overcasting with
thread.
Grave 112. (a) This was a rough shaft cut in
the marl, measuring 42 inches N.-S., 39 inches
E.-W., and 65 inches deep. It contained the remains
of a young child in a wooden box, 42 inches
below the surface of the ground. The head was
to the N. The body was on its left side, facing E.,
in a contracted position. A pad of coarse cloth
was placed over the bones. Immediately below this
burial was another box, very badly decayed, which
held the body of a youth or girl (b), placed with the
head to the west, on the left side, facing north.
Three sides of the shaft had recesses, also con-
taining burials, on the south, east, and west. These
were all about the same level, 40 inches below the
surface of the ground.
That at the south (C) measured 22 inches E.-W.
and 12 inches N.-S. The body in this, a young
child, was on its left side, facing N. The head was
to the W. A pad of cloth was placed beneath the
body. Traces of a linen garment.
The eastern recess (d) was 24 inches N.-S. and
14 inches E.-W. In this was found the body of
a young child, with head to N., on its left side,
facing E. No trace of clothing was seen.
The recess at the west (e) measured 36 inches long
N.-S. and 20 inches E.-W. This held the remains
of a youth, head to N., lying on his left side, and
facing E. Limbs very contracted. A brick was
placed beneath the skull.
Grave 138. Open court, 82 inches N.-S., 52 inches
E.-W. Entrance at the south. Rectangular shaft
(A) in S.W. corner, 31 inches N.-S., 30 inches
E.-W., and 72 inches deep. Recess at bottom and
west of shaft, 31 inches N.-S., 19 inches E.-W.,
16 inches high, containing burial of an old man.
Head to N., body on left side facing E. Legs
contracted. Arms slightly bent and hands before
breast. Body lying on pad of cloth.
In the N.E. corner of the court there was a burial
of an aged person (b), head to the W., covered over
by bricks and mud plaster. This had collapsed and
broken up the body. Mud saucer placed with
burial.
Grave 139. Open court, 85 inches N.E.-S.W.,
54 inches N.W.-S.E., entered by a short passage at
the south-east, 28 inches wide. At the west of the
court were three burials, two in shafts (A and b) and
one in a shallow pit (c). Rectangular shaft (a)
measured 29 inches N.E.-S.W., 32 inches N.W.-
S.E., and 72 inches deep. At the N.W. of this was
a recess for the burial, 49 inches long, by 27 inches
deep, by 27 inches high. In this was placed the
body of a man in a badly decayed box, with head
to N.E., on left side facing S.E. Legs very con-
THE NORTHERN TOMBS
Body wrapped in a single garment. Brick at N.
end of grave between wall of recess and basket.
Grave 137. Rectangular shaft, 30 inches N.-S.,
34 inches E.-W., 58 inches deep. Recess at north
of shaft, 30 inches L. x 18 D. x 12 11. This held the
body of an adult man, lying on his left side, head
to the W., and facing N. Limbs semi-contracted.
Kilt worn, of a very coarse texture.
Grave 140. Rectangular pit, 17 inches N.-S., 24J
inches E.-W., 27 inches deep. No recess. Young
woman on S. side of shaft with head to W., and
facing N. Position, on left side. Limbs contracted,
and hands before face. No trace of clothing. Three
decayed molars.
59. Class C. Multiple or Family Burials. There
are three graves which fall in this class, Nos. 112,
J38, 139. Each of them held more than one body.
Grave 112 was peculiar because it contained the
bodies of no less than three small children, as well as
two youths or girls. As there was only room for
one other burial in this grave, namely on the
northern side of the shaft, it would appear that the
parents of these children were buried elsewhere.
The courts in graves 138, 139 were very simple
affairs. They were but roughly cut in the side
of a mound and open to the air. Owing to their
position their western sides were higher than their
eastern.
In two cases a brick was placed beneath the skull,
in graves 112E and 139C. In four burials the head
was placed to the north and the body facing east.
Three burials faced north and had the head to the
west, and three faced south-east with the head to
the north-east. Two box burials were found in
this class, both of them being in grave 112.
Burial B in grave 138 was merely resting on the
floor of the court, and was covered with bricks
irregularly placed on and about the body, the whole
being plastered with mud. It was the only example
of its kind found in the cemetery.
The average sizes of the shafts were 33! inches
long, 31 inches wide, and 64 inches deep. The
recesses in these averaged 32^ inches long by 18J
inches deep.
The pad of cloth placed under burial A in grave
138 was probably a garment. It was hemmed by
turning its edges in and by overcasting with
thread.
Grave 112. (a) This was a rough shaft cut in
the marl, measuring 42 inches N.-S., 39 inches
E.-W., and 65 inches deep. It contained the remains
of a young child in a wooden box, 42 inches
below the surface of the ground. The head was
to the N. The body was on its left side, facing E.,
in a contracted position. A pad of coarse cloth
was placed over the bones. Immediately below this
burial was another box, very badly decayed, which
held the body of a youth or girl (b), placed with the
head to the west, on the left side, facing north.
Three sides of the shaft had recesses, also con-
taining burials, on the south, east, and west. These
were all about the same level, 40 inches below the
surface of the ground.
That at the south (C) measured 22 inches E.-W.
and 12 inches N.-S. The body in this, a young
child, was on its left side, facing N. The head was
to the W. A pad of cloth was placed beneath the
body. Traces of a linen garment.
The eastern recess (d) was 24 inches N.-S. and
14 inches E.-W. In this was found the body of
a young child, with head to N., on its left side,
facing E. No trace of clothing was seen.
The recess at the west (e) measured 36 inches long
N.-S. and 20 inches E.-W. This held the remains
of a youth, head to N., lying on his left side, and
facing E. Limbs very contracted. A brick was
placed beneath the skull.
Grave 138. Open court, 82 inches N.-S., 52 inches
E.-W. Entrance at the south. Rectangular shaft
(A) in S.W. corner, 31 inches N.-S., 30 inches
E.-W., and 72 inches deep. Recess at bottom and
west of shaft, 31 inches N.-S., 19 inches E.-W.,
16 inches high, containing burial of an old man.
Head to N., body on left side facing E. Legs
contracted. Arms slightly bent and hands before
breast. Body lying on pad of cloth.
In the N.E. corner of the court there was a burial
of an aged person (b), head to the W., covered over
by bricks and mud plaster. This had collapsed and
broken up the body. Mud saucer placed with
burial.
Grave 139. Open court, 85 inches N.E.-S.W.,
54 inches N.W.-S.E., entered by a short passage at
the south-east, 28 inches wide. At the west of the
court were three burials, two in shafts (A and b) and
one in a shallow pit (c). Rectangular shaft (a)
measured 29 inches N.E.-S.W., 32 inches N.W.-
S.E., and 72 inches deep. At the N.W. of this was
a recess for the burial, 49 inches long, by 27 inches
deep, by 27 inches high. In this was placed the
body of a man in a badly decayed box, with head
to N.E., on left side facing S.E. Legs very con-