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a Roman site, which when more fully examined will, no doubt, 

 throw new light on the history of this interesting region. The 

 value of the Harborough finds is unquestionable ; but it should 

 not be forgotten that no relic — not even the site and broken 

 skeleton of a small barrow as that at Waterlow — of these by-gone 

 times is worthless. With the disappearance of each, a link with 

 the past is gone, and if not scientifically examined and placed on 

 permanent record, its testimony is irrevocably lost. There is 

 good reason to think that this is more frequently the case than is 

 generally supposed ; and if only all farmers' sons were as Mr. 

 Rains's, what a fund of evidence would accumulate relating to our 

 county before written history. It cannot be too widely known 

 amongst our Peak neighbours that there is such a society as ours, 

 and that whenever a discovery as above is made, a communication 

 to the Honorary Secretary will bring early help, or to say the 

 least, advice. 



The Harborough " finds " have been handed over to the 

 Whitworth Committee, who, it is satisfactory to learn, intend to 

 resume the work of excavation. It is to be hoped that our 

 Council will not be passive in the matter, but will, at least, 

 endeavour to secure a continuation of this report in the next 

 volume of this Journal. 



