264 EXCAVATIONS AT MAUMRtfRY RtNGS. 



Arena Cutting XL, izft. square, was made round the central 

 picket of the arena. It revealed no objects of importance, 

 and the chalk floor was found at a depth of r8ft. Many scars 

 existed in the surface of the ground here until soil was brought 

 from Cedar Park. 



Cuttings VII. and VIII. were situated in the inner half of the 

 entrance-way and on the line of the long axis. No. VII. 

 measured 7ft. by 4ft. and No. VIII. 6ft. by 4ft., with an interval 

 between them of 5ft. The deposits here resembled those in 

 Cutting I. ; they will be described hereafter. The chalk floor, 

 as was expected, was reached at an average depth of 6'6ft. In 

 Cutting VIII. little was found, except a piece of rim of a red 

 Samian vessel, depth 2'5ft., and a Nuremberg counter of 

 the sixteenth century by Hans Krauwinckel, depth ift. ; in 

 Cutting VII. a piece of red Samian, depth aft., and a fragment 

 of New Forest ware, depth 2 '8ft. On the chalk floor the 

 following briefly were found : Part of an iron spearhead, tang 

 and base of blade of an iron knife, several pieces of Roman and 

 Romano-British pottery, and an iron nail. Animal remains were 

 also found, identified by Mr. E. T. Newton, F.R.S., as repre- 

 senting the pig, small dog, and raven. 



Cutting II. and Extension to the East, This was firstly a 

 cutting like the other arena-cuttings, measuring loft, by 4ft., the 

 middle of its N. margin being looft. N.N.E. of the central picket. 

 The chalk floor was reached at an average depth of 6*2ft. A 

 fragment of red Samian and other pieces of pottery of the 

 Roman period were found at a depth of 4*sft. and below ; also 

 an iron washer, depth 5'6ft. (of which two others were subse- 

 quently collected), and a disc-shaped polisher of Portland stone, 

 depth 4'sft. A hole (No. V.) at the S. end was found to penetrate 

 the chalk floor to the extent of "pft. ; dimensions, i'4ft. by rift., 

 lined with nodules of flint. Along the E. side of the cutting 

 slabs of Purbeck limestone were met with ; their position 

 determined me to enlarge the digging to the E., the extended 

 area ultimately measuring 28ft. from E. to W. and 2oft. from N. 

 toS. 



