Papurau Newydd Cymru

Chwiliwch 15 miliwn o erthyglau papurau newydd Cymru

Cuddio Rhestr Erthyglau

5 erthygl ar y dudalen hon

New Jewin

Newyddion
Dyfynnu
Rhannu

New Jewin On Tuesday evening, the 15th inst., Mr. Edward Owen, Secretary to the Royal Com- missson on Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire delivered an address to the Now Jewin Mutual Improvement Society under the presidency of Mr. E. A. Lewis, M.A.,D.Sc., on "The pleasures of Archae- ology." Although Mr. Owen made an apology that he had been unavoidably unable to prepare a written address, he proved to be a master of his subject, and gave a most. intelligent and interesting address. He confined himself mostly to dealing with the two main classes of prehistoric remains in Wales, namely the burial places and the camps. These burial places are indicated by tumuli (tomennau), and were divided into two classes-long burrows and round burrows, the long burrows representing the burial place of a long-headed race, and the round representing that of a round or a short headed race. The established theory that the former shaped mound is the older was suggested as a guide to the observer to determine the age of the monument. Human bones and skeletons found in the long mounds have afforded a great deal of evi- dence for the identification of their age. A difficulty arises in dealing with the latter class — the round mounds — through the interment taking the form of cremation that is, the bones being burnt, and placed in an urn, but in some cases these have been found to contain skeletons. This was ex- plained by the fact that the Celts (repre- sented by the round burrows) were divided into two classes, one burying by the process of cremation and the other by the process of inhumation. In dealing with the Cromlechs, Mr. Owen referred to the problem of Archaeologists to determine whether they were intended to be exposed, or covered in their earthen burial. He alluded to the Plas Newydd Cromlech as an example of a covered cromlech. He said that he had not found a single cromlech in the county of Montgomery, and he did not expect he would when the in- spection of the county would be resumed in the forthcoming summer. In dealing again with the camps, or hill- forts, he alluded to their variations in form and style-the very earliest type being very simple, consisting only of an earthen wall surrounded by a ditch. With the rolling of the ages the hill-forts became more complex. In conclusion he appealed to his fellow- countrymen to observe and study the ancient monuments of the first inhabitants of their country, when they next visited their mother- country during their holidays.-PICA.

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