| Administrative History | Low appears to have inspected and measured the skeletal remains from Midhowe in Aberdeen: in a note on one of the reports contained in this file, he states that they were sent to the University in twelve boxes. The cairn appears to have been multi-chambered and contained as many twenty skeletons. |
| Description | Short typescript 'Report on Bones from the Broch of Mid Howe, Rousay, Orkney, apparently prepared for publication.
Typescript report: 'Skeletal remains from the Long Chambered Cairn at Midhowe, Rousay, Orkney', containing an itemised report of the contents of twelve boxes received in August 1933.
Draft paper: 'Description of the human skeletal remains from a Long Chambered Cairn, near Midhowe, Rousay, Scotland', published in 'Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
Table of measurements of some of the skulls found in the cairn.
Photographs and glass plate negative of the site and skulls; newspaper cutting showing photograph of the cairn. |
| Publication Note | Alexander Low, 'Description of the human skeletal remains from chambered cairn near Midhowe, Rousay, Orkney', reprinted from Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 68 (session 1933 - 1934), pp 343 - 348 (MS 2629/3/5/2) |