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Excavations at Avebury. 209 
South Division. 
1, South-east District, “Coppice at the foot of Alderbury Hill,” 
Dr. Maton, “ Nat. Hist. Wilts.” “ Alderbury Woods,” Major Smith. 
North Division. 
5. North-east District, ‘‘ Brick-fields, near Pewsey Road.” ior. 
Marib. Additional localities jor this species would be desirable. It 
may be distinguished readily from H. umbedlatum by the smaller 
and less umbellate anthodes and the phyllares not reflexed at the 
points. «| 
Gxcabations xt Aocbury, 
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Unver THE Direction OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE WILTSHIRE 
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ARcHmOLOGICAL AND Naturat History Society, 
September 29th,—October 5th, 1865. 

[Im preparing the following account, I have had the advantage of comparing the notes which 
Mr. King and Mr. Cunnington also took of our daily work as it eeded, and from the three 
several accounts I haye compiled this paper. A.C. S.] 
SN September 29th of last year, Mr. Cunnington and I, 
() on behalf of our Society, began some considerable re- 
searches within the area of the temple at Avebury, sinking holes 

in many places, running trenches across certain spots, and tunnel- 
ling the large external mound, and tapping it at several points, with 
the view of thoroughly examining its structure and materials; and 
in every. case digging down to the chalk or clay which forms the 
natural substratum of the district. 
In these explorations we were materially assisted by the res- 
pected Vicar of the parish, the Rev. Bryan King, who very kindly 
directed and superintended the workmen, whenever neither of us 
was able to be on the spot, and otherwise furthered our operations. 
We were also most kindly and zealously aided by those true friends 
of archeology, Mr. George Brown and Mr. Kemm, who not only 
sanctioned our somewhat unceremonious disturbance of their land, 
but abetted us to the utmost of their power, by providing the 
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