British Barrows: A Record of the Examination of Sepulchral Mounds in Various Parts of England (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from British Barrows: A Record of the Examination of Sepulchral Mounds in Various Parts of England<br><br>The work now offered to the public will be found to contain a record of the examination of above two hundred and thirty sopul chral mounds belonging to a period before the occupation of Britain by the Romans. A considerable part of many years has been devoted to this examination; and I trust I may say with confidence the facts collected during this process have been care fully and minutely observed and accurately recorded.<br><br>Though numerous barrows have been opened throughout Britain but few accounts have been given of what has thus from time to time been brought to light. Many have been destroyed by shep herds and others from motives of a mere idle curiosity or in the delusive hope of finding treasure still more have been destroyed under the in?uence of a curiosity almost as idle by persons indeed of better education but who have thought that enough was gained if they found an urn to occupy a vacant place in the entrance hall or a jet necklace or a ?int arrow-point for the lady of the house to show with other tri?es to her guests requiring amusement. Naturally in none of such cases has any record of these openings been preserved and hence what otherwise might have grown into an almost invaluable collection of facts has been entirely lost to archaeological science.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.