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	that were used by the older Germans who had not been converted to Christianity, to preserve the ashes of their dead. Charcoal and even rings have been found with the ashes in some of the jars that had lids. The jars of Thuringia appear to be much older than those of Lusatia and the latter were probably used within the Christian Era. In addition to these jars, stone vessels have been found near Northusa containing ashes that have been semi-petrified because of the nature of the place where they are found. In Italy stone and earthenware urns have been found as well as glass urns. Caesar Carduinus of Naples has four very beautiful urns that were found in a Neapolitan field. Enough concerning these things. The last genus of simple natural sub­stances follows.