519 REPORT—1905. 
the hearth. Hearth 5: Except for an extension of clay for 4 ft. along 
the W. side, this hearth was unaccompanied by the usual clay floor. The 
hearth was a well-preserved one of baked clay, measuring 4 ft. 3 in. 
E. and W. and of circular outline. The central part, over an area of 
4 sq. ft., was flat ; the edge, gradually sinking away to 5 in. below the - 
level of the middle portion, was rounded off. Hearth 7 was of similar 
shape and size to the last, from which it was separated by a layer of clay 
4 in. thick. Hearth 8 was a circular layer of baked clay, 4 ft. in diameter, 
immediately underlying those above, the centre and margins being at 
the same level. Near the E. edge several fragments of triangular loom- 
weights were dug up, accompanied by some wattle-marked baked clay. 
Hearth 9 was a small circular patch of clay, with a diameter of 3 ft. 9 in. 
and a maximum thickness of 3 in., of concavo-convex shape in section 
E. and W., the concave surface being uppermost. This hearth was not 
lying immediately under the eight above, one-third of its extent being 
situated outside the N.E. margin of Hearth 8, from the under surface of 
which it was separated by a layer of peat 2 in. thick. Passing in all 
directions from the margin of this hearth, over an area of 20 ft. in 
diameter, was a layer of fire-ash, averaging 25 in. thick. This layer was 
found to follow the surface line of the substructure, and contained 
numerous fragments of charred bone and antler, many of them being 
worked and ornamented. The layer also produced a large number of 
fragments of pottery, a fragment of a human humerus (M 36), a quantity 
of wheat, many baked-clay loom weights (complete and in fragments), 
masses of charcoal, and, more especially over the southern half, pieces of 
baked clay showing wattle and finger marks. The first dwelling on this 
site had evidently no clay floor and was destroyed by fire. A sectional 
diagram was made of this mound, drawn through the centre E. and W. 
Under the clay near the palisading 8.W. of the mound a large knobbed 
oak pile was discovered, lying horizontally among the substructure ; the 
top of the knob was charred and incomplete. The pile is of similar shape 
to many previously discovered, and its original use was presumably to fix 
the horizontal mortised beams. It was photographed. 
Amongst the ‘finds’ of importance from Mound 70 were :—B 225 
(1895), B 383 to 393, B 395, E 102 (1895), E 211, E 223, E 236, KE 287, 
G 23, H 163 (1895), H 304 to 316, I-89 to 92, K 29, L 12 (1895), M 15 
(1895), M 36 to 38, P 167, P 168, T 12, W 171, W 172. 
Mounp 68.—Only a part of the W. margin of this mound was 
examined ; it was found to consist of two floors. The remaining portion 
will be explored next year. 
The objects found in this mound were: B 228 (1895), E 201, H 302. 
Movunp 71.—Two-thirds of this mound were examined, the remaining 
part of the dwelling being in ground marked off for next season’s work. 
‘The mound was composed of three floors, the maximum depth of clay, 
3 ft. E. from the hearth, being 18 in. Signs of wood flooring covering 
the clay were noticed on Floors II. and ITI. The diameter of the mound 
N. and 8. was 26 ft. Floor I. was of small area, extending a few feet 
from the margin of the hearth. The hearth was made of gravel, and 
belonged to both Floors I. and IJ. It had a circular but irregular out- 
line, and measured 3 ft. 6 in. E. and W. across the top and 5 ft. across 
the base in the same position. On the second floor a portion of a com- 
plete skeleton of an infant (M 39) was found. The substructure was a 
well-preserved platform, the timber being arranged parallel, with pieces 
