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nearly two inches in length, but much corroded, together 
with the head of a smaller one; portions of the jaws of 
two small animals, and a considerable quantity of a peculiar 
bituminous substance, which left a greasy purple stain, 
when rubbed between the fingers. We may add that in 
the neighbourhood of the coffin were discovered some 
fragments of an earthen vessel, a coin of Constantine, 
several pieces of glass of a beautifully purple green hue, 
with various bones of graminivorous animals. 
“As far as can be made out by examination of the human 
bones, it is evident that they form part of eight skeletons-- 
three being those of children of about the ages of two, six, 
and ten or twelve; the remaining five skeletons were those 
of adults. 
“Yesterday morning a fifth coffin was discovered. It 
was found in a line with those to which we have already 
referred. It contains the perfect skeleton of, apparently, a 
larger body than any of those found in the other coflins, 
and a small urn of dark pottery which was placed on the 
right side of the skeleton, near the ribs. 'The urn (which is 
quite perfect, with the exception of being very slightly 
chipped on the rim), is now inthe Museum of the Bath 
Literary and Scientific Institution, having been given to the 
corporation of Bath by W.Long, Esq. The contents ofthe 
urn, described by the workmen as being yellowish earth, 
were unfortunately shaken out by them, so that it cannot 
be ascertained what they were. The coffin contained, also, 
a small quantity of earth, but not sufficient to prevent the 
skeleton from being completely seen on the removal of the 
cover, which is in two or three pieces. In addition to the 
above-mentioned urn, some interesting fragments of Roman 
pottery were found at the excavations. 
“Yesterday evening a sixth stone coffin was discovered, 
