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The six foot rod, in Plate No. 2, rests on a square 
subangular block of quartzite. 
CONTINUATION OF ABOVE SECTION oN S. 
A series of little step faults occur all along, but are scarcely 
seen in the Plate. The following details are very similar to 
those on the N., though the section is not so deep owing to the 
slope of the ground towards the river. 
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Turf and mould 
Reddish loam and burnt oxrih 
Clay, resting on 
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Rubbly White Tia 
White Lias, solid bed 
Yellow clay ‘ 
**Cotham Marble,” irropulad i 
Yellow and grey clay at base 
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Some features in the above section are worthy of note. The 
sandy clay and gravel No. 4 is lenticular and thins out S. into a 
wedge shape. 
Just above the six foot rod in Plate No. 2 were indications 
of a burial. An excavation had been made through the top 
soil and reddish loam to a depth of 1ft. Gin. and the cremation of 
some animal had taken place. Above the burnt clay at the 
bottom were pieces of calcined bones, remains of charred wood, 
and a broken flint, the bones probably belonged to some domestic 
animal, 
Plate No. 3 gives a section of the S. side of the trench. 
The hammer is resting upon the grey clay below the ‘‘ Cotham 
Marble,” the irregularity and concretionary nature of which is 
plainly seen ; just above comes some yellow clay on which rests a 
