Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Harnham. 199 
To this “Low Field” at Harnham, Mr. Akerman’s attention 
was called last year by Robert Wallan, whom we must introduce 
to our readers (to those at least whoare agriculturally ignorant of such 
an officer), as the ‘‘ Drowner,” or manager of the water-meadows, on 
a farm occupied by Mr. Fawcett, under Viscount Folkestone. He 
had observed the head of a spear protruding from the ground, and 
upon further search discovered the iron boss of a shield, with por- 
tions of a skeleton. Some other indications having been also noticed, 
Mr. Akerman was induced to commence operations on a larger 
scale, which he carried on until he had sueceeded in laying open 
no less than sixty-two graves containing the remains of men, 
women, and children, of various ages. Upon this extensive dis- 
interment he gave a lecture at Salisbury ; and he has also published 
in the Archzologia a minute and interesting description of it, 
with some beautiful illustrations. From this we extract some of 
the most remarkable particulars :— 
Skeleton No. 4. A female; comb on the right side of the 
head. 
a 5. The legs crossed. 
“4 7. A knife under the left arm. 
: 9. A male child. A- knife on the right side: and 
a small spear on the right of the head. 
7 10. A plain metal ring on the finger of the left hand. 
z 11. A bronze circular fibula (a kind of ornamental 
buckle for fastening a cloak or robe) on each 
shoulder: knife by the side. 
rf 12. Apparently an aged woman: the thigh bone 
measuring 183 inches. On the wrist of the 
left arm, which lay in the lap, eight blue 
glass beads. The right arm extended by the 
side, and on the wrist eleven similar beads. 
Tron buckleand bronze tweezers at the waist. A 
cup-shaped bronze fibula on each shoulder, 
which had imparted a beautiful blue tinge to 
the collar bones. 
