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occasionally placed at right angles. Under the N. and 8. quarters of 
the mound the wood was lying lengthways in an E.N.E. and W.S.W, 
direction, under the west quarter N.W. and 8.E., and at the east side of 
the hearth in a N.N.W. and §8.S.E. direction. Photographs were taken 
showing the hearth and the timber substructure together. 
The chief ‘ finds’ from Mound 71 were :—B 372, B 394, B 396 to 400, 
C 25, E 235, E 238 to 242, H 317 to 323, H 329, H 330, I 93, I 94, 
L 38, M 39, P 169, P 170, Q 46, Q 47, W 173, W 174, W 176. 
Mounp 72 was situated near the W. margin of the village, W. of 
Mound 73, S.W. of Mound 71, and bounded on the W. side by the 
border-palisading. It was composed of three floors, the K. and W, 
diameter through the centre of the mound being 28 ft. The northern 
half of the mound was the only part explored, the remainder awaiting 
examination next year. The position of the hearths belonging to 
Floors IT. and III. was determined, both being in a poor state of pre- 
servation and placed eccentrically to the middle of the mound. The 
second floor hearth was made of baked clay, with a few small stones 
embedded near the centre ; the edge was ill-defined. The hearth belong- 
ing to Floor III. was made of baked clay, and its margin could not be 
determined with accuracy. The W. margin of Floor II. was bounded by 
a well defined line of wattle-work. Under the clay of Floor I., near the 
N.W. margin of the mound, a piece of worked oak 65 ft. long was dug up 
near the palisading. It was a portion of a much longer beam of split 
oak, the transverse section being plano-convex. At the complete end 
the flat surface was notched for 1 ft., so that it could be placed upon and 
at right angles to a similar beam. Along the centre of the beam was a 
series of small mortise-holes, averaging 1} in. long by | in. wide, arranged 
at intervals of from 3} to 4 in. apart. Similar beams of oak have been 
found in other parts of the village in former years, in one instance 
accompanied by the complete hurdle, which was originally fixed upright 
in the beam. This piece of oak was presumably part of a rectangular 
building. It was photographed. 
The most important objects found in Mound 72 were :—E 246, E 247, 
H 332 to 334. 
Mounp 73.—Only a portion of the west side of this dwelling was 
examined. It was found to be composed of two floors, the total 
thickness of the clay being 16 in. so far. The substructure consisted 
of brushwood | ft. thick and pieces of timber arranged lengthways in 
a N.N.E, and 8.8.W. direction. This mound awaits completion next 
ear. 
The only ‘ find’ of importance was E 245, 
Mounp 80.-—This mound was situated near the centre of the village, 
W. of Mound 53 and 8S. of Mound 65. It was composed of a single 
circular layer of clay, 24 ft. in diameter E. and W., the greatest thickness 
being 13 in. There was evidence of a baked-clay hearth near the centre, 
with indefinite outline. Peas were found on the surface of the floor over 
the western quarter of the mound. |The substructure was not strong, the 
pieces of timber being arranged lengthways in a N.E. and 8.W. position. 
When trenching the ground lying west of this mound several rooted 
stumps of alder trees were discovered in situ. Similar stumps have pre- 
viously been noticed in the peat near the central parts of the village, and 
have sometimes shown distinct adze-marks. The leafy peat in the neigh- 
bourhood of these stumps was scarcely recognisable as a layer. 
