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the surface, the head pointing towards west-north-west; the 
second body, 178, lay at right angles to the first, about 1 ft. 6 in. 
below the surface; its feet overlay those of the first, and the 
head pointed towards the east-north-east. Only a few bones of 
the third body were found, and these bore traces of having been 
subjected to the action of fire. 
In close conjunction to these bodies, and encircling them, was 
a large quantity of charcoal, black humus, and carbonised remains 
of what appeared to be cloth. The bodies were in a bad state of 
preservation, and all had doubtless been more or less exposed to 
the action of fire. Several fragments of pottery, old and water- 
worn, were found in close proximity to these bodies, some of 
them being of Saxon origin, but others as undoubtedly Romano- 
British. A number of teeth and bones of domestic animals, 
principally of the horse and ox, with a few of the pig, many of 
them showing unmistakably the action of fire, were also found in 
this grave. 
Near this interment was found a large horseshoe, of ancient 
pattern, but we have been unable to determine the period to 
which it belonged; any way, it appears to be of a much later 
date. 
Find No. 18 was the skeleton of a male adult, in a very bad 
state of preservation; with it was a bronze pin, three inches 
long, and a little to the west of it were two lumps of molten or 
_ slaggy iron, which had evidently been exposed to a very high 
degree of heat. 
Find No. 19.—Whilst these explorations were being carried on 
in the neighbourhood of JVo. 18, the brickmakers, excavating for 
clay about 350 ft. to the west of this spot, exposed a skeleton at 
the point marked 19; with it were two flint flakes. Depth of 
skeleton, 4 ft. 2 in., and facing west. 
Find No. 20 was the body of an adult, lying on the left side, 
with the head pointing towards north-north-west ; the arms were 
bent at the elbows so that the hands were directed towards the 
head ; the legs were rather contracted. Accompanying this body 
_ were some very coarse potsherds and three flint flakes. 
