Nænia Cornubiæ: A Descriptive Essay, Illustrative of the Sepulchres and Funereal Customs of the Early Inhabitants of the County of CornwallLongmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1872 - 287 σελίδες |
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NAENIA CORNUBIAE A DESCRIPTIVE William Copeland 1848-1899 Borlase Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2016 |
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ancient Antiquary appearance ashes barrow body bones Borlase burnt cairn called centre chamber circle clay close coins common contained Cornish Cornwall covering Cromlech deposit described diameter discovered discovery distance doubt Downs Drawing earth east edge evidence example explored fact feet feet 6 inches figured five flat stone flint foot formed four fragments granite grave ground height hill huts inches instance interment kind kist Kist-Vaen latter length marked means measures mentioned middle monument mound mouth natural noticed observed occur once opened origin parish pattern perhaps piece pile pillars placed position pottery present probably remains remarkable removed rest ring rock Roman rude says seems sepulchral shape side similar situated soil standing subsequent supporters surface surrounded taken thick tion tumuli vessel wall
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Σελίδα 143 - Here bring the last gifts ! — and with these The last lament be said ; Let all that pleased, and yet may please, Be buried with the dead. ' Beneath his head the hatchet hide, That he so stoutly swung ; And place the bear's fat haunch beside — The journey hence is long ! ' And let the knife new sharpened be That on the battle-day Shore with quick strokes — he took but three — The foeman's scalp away ! ' The paints that warriors love to use, Place here within his hand, That he may shine with...
Σελίδα 43 - In digging under this cromleh there was found a broken urn with ashes, half of a skull, the thigh bones and most of the other bones of a human body. These were lying in such a manner as proved that the grave had been opened before ; and there is a tradition that the person who pulled down this...
Σελίδα 164 - ... mixed very disorderly, so that there can be no doubt but that the people who formed this Barrow took indifferently of the mould and clay that lay nearest at hand. Three thin bits of brass found near the middle, just before I came there, were given me by the Workmen ; they were covered with...
Σελίδα 51 - Mr. Pattison confirms this opinion, by mentioning that " the sides are smooth as if worn by a staff;" and such is, without doubt, the true account of it.
Σελίδα 164 - Trelowarren, there was opened, in 1751, an earthen barrow, very wide in circumference, but not five feet high. As the workmen came to the middle of the barrow, they found a parcel of stones set in some order, which being removed, discovered a cavity about two feet in diameter, and of equal height. It was surrounded and covered with stones, and enclosed bones of all sorts, legs, arms, ribs, &c.
Σελίδα 73 - Forty-two feet distant to the north, we opened another harrow of the same kind, the cave was less in all respects, the length fourteen feet, bearing north-east by east, the walled sides two feet high ; where narrowest, one foot eight inches, in the middle, four feet wide ; in the floor was a small round cell dug deeper than the rest. In this we found some earths of different colours from tl»e natural cue, but nothing decisive. It was covered with flat atones like the former.
Σελίδα 68 - pon that theere stoan ; says he : I'll be jist gone to knack un a bit round like ; so he pitched to work ; but e would'nt sarve es purpose, so theere 'e es still. And, lor bless yer all, a fine passel o...
Σελίδα 13 - Both Abury and Stonehenge were, I believe, used as temples. Some of the stone circles, however, have been proved to be burial places. In fact, a complete burial place may be described as a dolmen, covered by a tumulus, and surrounded by a stone circle. Often, however, we have only the tumulus, sometimes only the dolmen, and sometimes again only the stone circle. The celebrated monument of Carnac (fig.
Σελίδα 71 - are very numerous, and constructed in one manner. " The outer ring is composed of large stones pitch'd " on end, and the heap within consists of smaller " stones, clay, and earth mix'd together ; they have
Σελίδα 161 - The bottom of the sarcophagus [cist] was neatly fitted with a pavement of three flat but irregular-shaped stones, the joints fitted with clay mortar, as were also the interstices where the upright slabs joined together ; as also of the lid [the capstone], which was very neatly and closely fitted down with this same plaster...
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