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In the inner trench, which was 2ft. deep below the 3ft. gang- 

 way, a circular post-hole was noted. On the arena-wall two 

 strut-holes were found, and two others further S. were trace- 

 able. The wall was uncovered under the terrace to a height 

 of 5ft. above the gangway. 



On clearing the outer trench of rubble it was found to have 

 an average depth of 2 -2ft. below the gangway. In it the 

 position of six post-holes (mostly rectangular) was clearly 

 traced, the second from the N. being situated in a basin- 

 shaped depression in the bottom of the trench. The post- 

 holes were by no means equi-distant, but they were on an 

 average 3 '3ft. apart. 



The outer trench was not continuous throughout, and 

 between the second and third post-holes from the N. there 

 was a decided ridge of solid chalk rising from the bottom of 

 the trench. The bottom of the trench terminated at a 

 distance of 3ft. from the S. end of the cutting, and it gradually 

 sloped up to the level of the gangway at l'7ft. further S. 

 The discontinuity of this trench was not noticed elsewhere 

 in the excavations. 



There was a comparative paucity of relics in this cutting ; 

 the unnumbered finds in the Roman deposits included a few 

 iron nails, a stone and an earthenware tessera, and three 

 pieces of terra sigillata. The numbered objects were as 

 follows : 



396. XVI. Century Nuremberg counter, Hans Kravwinckel. 

 Depth 2ft. 



403. Third brass Roman coin, burnt and unidentifiable. Depth 

 4-5ft. 



404. Long iron nail, bent, with large thin head. Found on level 

 of the arena-floor. 



VI. CUTTINGS XXXII., XXXIV., AND XXXV. 



(PLATES I. AND V.). 



Cutting XXXII. was made through the outer half of the 

 Great Bank on the N.N.W., and was 35ft. in length by 12ft. 



