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rich in finds, it was decided to open a considerable length of the 

 ditch in the hope that it would prove equally productive. Ac- 

 cordingly cuttings 10ft. long were made on either side of the 

 original section, and another 10ft. long a little to the eastward, 

 but with very disappointing results. A few scattered fragments 

 of the same large red ware vessel, some pieces of deer's horn, and 

 two small sherds of Samian ware — the latter at depths respectively 

 of 2ft. and 2ft. 4in., were all the objects found in the whole ad- 

 ditional 30ft. 



We are indebted to Mr. N. Story Maskelyne for having kindly 

 obtained the mineralogical character of the following finds not 

 previously mentioned, viz. : — 



A piece of slag with a glassy base carrying crystals with oc- 

 casional points of a metal and some iron oxide. Found 

 6in. below the turf at the entrance. 



A piece of coarse ferruginous grit, probably from the Lower 

 Green Sand, but possibly from the Bagshot Sands. It ap- 

 pears to have been used as an implement. Found 1ft. 

 below the turf at the entrance. 



A piece of coarse ferruginous grit, probably from the Lower 

 Green Sand. Found in the hearth in the centre of the 

 camp. 



A nodule of iron sandstone, probably from the Lower Green 

 Sand in the neighbourhood of Seend. Found 5ft. below 

 the surface in the eastern ditch. 



A silicious pebble of conglomerate or "breccia" structure. 

 Probable locality unknown. It seems to have been used 

 as a rubber on the flat surface, and for pounding on the 

 edges. Found 4ft. below the surface in the eastern ditch. 



A piece of fine-grained ferruginous grit. Probably from the 

 Lower Green Sand. One surface is smooth and polished, 

 the other worn and scratched where it seems to have been 

 used as a grinding or sharpening stone. Found in the 

 eastern ditch. 



