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TUMULI. 
About 200 yards to the north-west of the so-called Roman 
camp there are two well-marked round barrows of about 28 to 
30 feet in diameter. These were examined with the following 
results. 
Both had been previously disturbed, and in the second the 
covering stone had been thrown back anyhow, and was lying 
obliquely close under the surface. On the stone was lying 
the horseshoe exhibited, which presumably did not belong to 
the interment, and we collected out of the earth some small 
fragments of pottery and bones. 
The first barrow (see Section C) had been opened, but had 
certainly not been properly examined. The covering stone was 
found slightly tilted, but apparently almost in its original posi- 
tion, nearly in the centre of the mound. Underneath was a cir- 
cular cist about 2 feet in diameter. This was filled with black 
greasy earth, resting for the most part on a 3-inch layer of 
stones. The bottom of the cist was reached 10 inches lower 
down. From this black earth we collected the fragments 
which are exhibited. Some of the pieces of pottery are 
unusually thick, and it is clear that we have portions of at 
least two urns. The fragments of bones had all been burnt, 
and we found some small lumps of copper, which had all been 
apparently fused. Some portions of these have been analysed, 
but not perhaps with sufficient accuracy. The traces of tin are 
said at any rate to be slight. 
But the find of the greatest interest is the fragmentary 
gold-plated bronze plaque which is now exhibited. We collected 
with the greatest care every piece, however small, that could 
be found. Much of the gold plating, notwithstanding all the 
precautions that we took, was blown away or lost, but enough 
at any rate remains even now to establish the fact that it was 
so plated. 
Mr. Read and Mr. Reginald Smith, of the British Museum, 
are of opinion that this is an example of a sun-disc of the type 
that has already been figured and described in Proceedings 
of the Society of Antiquaries.* My friend, Mr. Grey, who with 
Mr. Bush has helped in the superintendence of all these 
excavations, had attempted a restoration of the fragments-on | 
the theory that they represented the remains of the back of.a 
hand-mirror, but a further examination shows that they 

* ond Series, xx. 6-13. 
