... crushed and killed the man by falling upon him. It is evident that this hall had been the scene of a massacre, for in nearly every instance the skull or facial bones have been fractured, and the bodies lie over one another in confused heaps. In four... Archaeologia Cambrensis - Page 4141888Full view - About this book
| George Laurence Gomme - 1889 - 476 pages
...common brick, the white of marble, and the green, apparently (they have not yet been tested), of some volcanic ash. In laying bare the pavement of this...in confused heaps. In four instances there had been nn attempt at burial. For this purpose the pavement was torn up and the body laid in an opening not... | |
| Edward Walford, George Latimer Apperson - 1889 - 324 pages
...instance a human skeleton lay beneath that of a horse in such a position as to indicate that the horse bad crushed and killed the man by falling upon him. It...torn up and the body laid in an opening not more than 6 inches deep, its feet towards the east, and then surrounded with stones in the form of a coffin,... | |
| Alfred Cooper Fryer - 1893 - 168 pages
...both sexes and all ages were met with, as well as the bones of three horses. This hall was evidently the scene of a massacre, for, in nearly every instance, the skull or facial bones had been fractured, while the bodies lay in confused heaps. An attempt at burial had been made in four... | |
| 1888 - 330 pages
...three horses. In one instance a human skeleton lay beneath that of a horse in such a position ач to indicate that the horse had crushed and killed...another in confused heaps. In four instances there bad been an attempt at burial. For this purpose the pavement was torn up and the body laid in an opening... | |
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