170 REPORT ON THE STAPENHILL EXPLORATIONS. . ‘ " 
finished, was undoubtedly Roman, and certainly not manufactured 
in Britain. : 
At a depth of about 4} to 5 feet, and nearly midways, as shown 
by X in the plan and sections of the ditch (Plate X.), a very inte- 
resting discovery was made; this consisted of three lumps of molten _ 
iron, very similar in appearance to those accompanying Find Wo- 
18, five lumps of anthracite coal, several lumps of red clay or 
pigment, and the skeleton of a dog, which was pronounced by the 
jJate Dr. Woodward, of the British Museum, to be that of the 
common house-dog of the Romans. A copper coin (Plate IX., 
Fig. 26) was found near the remains of this dog, and which Dr. 
John Evans, F.R.S, determines to be a barbarous imitation of 
one of those coins which were struck in honour of Antonia, the 
mother of Claudius, and to have been probably manufactured in 
Britain, 
Although at this point the explorations as carried out by our 
Society have had to be abandoned, partly owing to the field being 
wanted by the owner for meadowing, and partly through lack of 
funds, yet a few more finds have yet to be recorded. These were 
discovered near Mr. Ballard’s fence, but on Mr. Chamberlain’s 
ground, as his men were digging out the clay for bricks on 
October 17th and following days. 
Find 39 was the skeleton of a male adult, head pointing west- 
south-west ; length of body nearly six feet. It was lying on its 
back, with its left forearm crossed over on chest, its right arm 
stretched out beside the body, and its legs not crossed. 
Find 40 was a skeleton in a very decayed state, so that it was 
not possible to determine its exact position. 
Finds 41 and 42 were urns of coarse earthenware, the latter 
being in a very shattered condition ; the former is shown in Plate 
Wigs pI. 2% 
find No. 43 was a skeleton 5 ft. 6 ins. in length, lying on its 
back with its head pointing west-south-west, its arms stretched out 
by the sides, and its right leg crossed over the left. 
Find No. 44 was a skeleton lying on its left side, with the head 
