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BURIAL OF THE REMAINS Chap. IV. 



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Fig. 8. 



Section through the foundations of a buried Roman villa at 

 Abinger. A A, vegetable mould ; B, dark earth full of stones, 

 13 inches in thickness ; C, black mould ; D, broken mortar ; 

 E, black mould ; F F, undisturbed sub-soil ; G, tesserae ; H, 

 concrete ; I, nature unknown ; W, buried wall. 



