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one large cutting from the arena-floor through the modern 

 terrace, above the arena-wall, and through the great embank- 

 ment to its outer limits. 



II. THE NORTHERN ENTRANCE. 



(See Cuttings!., II., VII. , VIII. , and IX., Report, 1908 ; and 

 Cutting XII., Report, 1909.) 



This, season's Cuttings XVI., XVII., XVIII., and XIX., 

 were made in the area comprising the northern entrance to 

 the amphitheatre. As will be seen on reference to Plate I., 

 they were of the following dimensions : Cutting XVI., 

 8ft. by 7ft., on the western side of the entrance ; Cutting 

 XVIII., 10ft. by 6ft., also on the west ; Cutting XVII., 36ft. 

 by 6ft., across the outer margin of the structure and at 

 right angles to the long axis ; and Cutting XIX., 13ft. by 13ft., 

 on the eastern side of the entrance and connected with the 

 southern face of Cutting XVII. 



Cutting XVI. was made to trace the continuation of the 

 western boundary- wall of the entrance. The top of the wall 

 was reached at a depth of 1ft. from the surface, and the floor 

 of the Roman entrance at a depth of 5' 7ft. The width of 

 the entrance on the floor level in this position was 21' 5ft. 

 The sloping wall had been slightly recessed for the purpose 

 of cutting a deep hole below the level of the floor for the 

 erection of a post. This post-hole, No. xxxv., lOin. by 8in., 

 was 2' 9ft. deep ; its outline was clearly traced in the rammed 

 chalk which filled the larger hole. The post-hole contained 

 a large iron nail, to which traces of wood adhered. Close to 

 the Roman floor a sharpened bone tool (No. 174) was found 

 (Fig. 3), similar to a large number of such implements 

 found in the Somerset Lake- villages. 



Cutting XVIII. was also made to trace the western wall of 

 the entrance and to ascertain the level of the chalk floor. 

 Part of a Roman tegulum, No. 203, was found at a depth of 



