400 REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE. 



OCEANIA. 

 Photogra-phed by Mr. T. V. Hodgson, 54 Kingsley Road, Plymouth. 



Easter Islands. 



4012. Ethnographic 

 gets, &o. 

 Fiji. 



4017,4018. Clubs. 



Hervey Islands, 



4001-4004. Paddles 

 4005. Ceremonial adzes 



New Guinea. 



Excavations on Roman Sites in Britain. — Report of the Committee, 

 consisting of Professor W. Boyd Dawkins {Gludrman), Mr. J. L. 

 Myres (Secretary), Sir Edward Brabrook, Professor W. 

 EiDGEWAY, and Dr. T. Ashby, appointed to co-operate with Local 

 Gommittees in Excavations on Roman Sites in Britain. 



APPENDIX PAGE 



A. Excavations at Caerwent, 1904-5. By T. AsHBy, jun., D.Litt., F.S.A. . . 401 



B. Excavations on the Site of the Roman Fort known as Melandra Castle, 



Derhy shire, 1905 405 



C. Excavations at Newstead, near Melrose, 1905-6 . . . . t 406 



D. Excavations at Silchester, 1905 406 



The Committee has made itself acquainted, as in former years, with the 

 course of the excavations which have been in progress on Roman sites in 

 Britain during the past year, and has been favoured in certain cases with 

 summary reports of the work done, an abstract of which is given in 

 Appendices A, B, and C. 



After full discussion of the circumstances thus brought to its notice, 

 the Committee has decided to offer grants in aid of special researches on 

 certain sites as follows : — 



A. At Caerioent, as in 1904 and 1905, for the following special 

 objects : — 



(a) To examine the contents of wells found in the course of excava- 

 tion, with special reference to the stratification of their contents, and to 

 the identification of the remains of animals and plants which may be 

 found therein. 



(b) To determine the age and construction of the mound and ditch by 

 cutting a complete section, or otherwise. 



B. At Melandra Castle, for special investigation of non-Roman and 

 pre-Roman remains. 



C. At Newstead, near Melrose, for special investigation of the contents 

 of wells, in the same manner as at Caerwent. 



In the case of Silchester, to which the Committee made a small grant 

 in 1904, no formal report has been received ; but the contents of wells 

 found in the course of the excavation have been examined as before. 

 The report from Silchester, which is appended, merely records the general 

 progress of the excavation, in continuation of the series of summaries 

 communicated to the British Association in years in which grants of 

 money have been made. 



