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notice that there was but one body here bwried, for in our usual chambered 

 Tumuli of unknown age we generally find several bodies. The body is 

 said to have been found lying at length, not doubled up. There were 

 marks of fire on a few bones and stones; and some bits of pottery lying 

 about within the area of the Tumulus were identical in kind with the 

 Koman black pottery of the whole district. In the black earth were 

 found 11 or 12 pieces of flint, of the sort known as "flint flakes." These 

 have been found in graves of Eoman age, according to Mr. Thomas 

 Wright, as well as in "primaeval" and Saxon graves, and must often 

 have been brought over long distances. 



A piece of rusty iron was found, apparently belonging to the interment. 

 Many Roman coins were found in the Tumulus — according to the work- 

 men, not fewer than 200. Six were picked up by Mr. Norwood's party, 

 bearing the names of Valeus, Gratianus, GalHenus, and Constantino 

 2nd. The others said to have been found there were mostly small 

 brasses of Valens, Yalentinian, Tetricus, Gratianus, Yictonnus, Gordian, 

 Maximian, Postumus, Tacitus, Claudius Gothicus, Constantrne 2nd, 

 Constans, and Constantius, with several of the "TJrbs Roma" and "Con- 

 stantinopolis" type. With these were five or six coins, very small and 

 rude, not Roman, but probably struck in imitation of Roman coins. The 

 coins were not contained in any vessel, but were scattered broadcast 

 thi'oughout the mound. Mr. Norwood has come to the conclusion, from 

 the foregoing facts, that this grave was Roman or Romano- British, of the 

 date of about 400 A.D. ; and he gives it as his opinion that in no other 

 instance, in so far as he is aware, has it been found possible to fix an 

 approximate date to an ancient Tumulus with so much probability as in 

 the instance thus brought under our notice. 



Mr. NoTCUTT read a brief outline of the proceedings of the Cheltenham 

 Naturalists' Association, to whose excellent work I have already made 

 reference ; with which the proceedings of the day terminated. 



Wednesday, 20th May, 1863. The Club met at Stroud. The principal 

 work of the day was the opening of a "Barrow" on Bown Hill, near 

 Woodchester, which had formed a s\ibject of discussion towards the end 

 of the previous season, when, the period of the year being too far advanced, 

 the work of exploration was deferred. Workmen had been employed 

 imder Dr. Payne and Mr. Witchell on the two previous days; but 

 beyond the discovery of the entrance to the sepulchral chambers, no great 

 progress had been made in the excavation of the mound, which, from its 

 size and solidity, proved to be a very laborious operation. In order, 

 therefore, to expedite matters, a strong force of labourers, 22 in number. 



