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The first thing of interest we found in this chamber, about 
one foot from the surface, was a piece of Roman pottery, with 
the mark of the potter’s wheel, and a well-formed rim. Shortly 
afterwards we found a second piece of Roman pottery. Con- 
tinuing our excavation in the chamber, which was completely 
filled with Oolitic rubble, we found, two feet from the surface, 
half of a Roman horse-shoe, and shortly afterwards we came 
upon a few scattered human bones. On nearing the bottom 
of the chamber, we found several pieces of very old British 
pottery, without the mark of the potter’s wheel, three flint 
flakes, and an extraordinary confused mass of human bones, 
broken up into very small pieces, and utterly defying the 
greatest expert in giving any opinion as to the direction in 
which the skeletons were originally laid. Possibly the most 
remarkable incident connected with this find was that there 
were no femurs at all, and only a very few small portions of 
skull. With the human bones were a few of the lower 
creatures, including birds. The contents of the chamber were 
minutely examined, in the hope of finding the usual flint 
arrow-head, or heads, but without success. 
Now how are we to explain the presence of metal (a horse- 
shoe) and Roman pottery in what undoubtedly was the principal 
chamber of this Long Barrow? Is their presence to upset the 
theory that no metal, or pottery with the mark of the potter’s 
wheel, has ever been found, or ever will be found, in connection 
with the primary interment of a Long Barrow? Certainly not; 
and I venture to put forward the following suggestion as the 
true explanation. As stated at the beginning of these notes, 
the Barrow lies within the entrenchment of an ancient camp, 
and this camp was without doubt occupied by the Romans 
during their occupation of the country. Finding in the middle 
of their camp a huge mound, and very probably the large stones 
of the chamber exposed to view, what would be more natural 
to the Roman Archeologist than to employ some of his spare 
time in examining the mound, as we do in the present day ? 
That the Romans excavated in this chamber I have no doubt 
whatever; and we have probably to thank some far-seeing 
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