914 REPORT—1905. 
The chief ‘finds’ from Mound 80 were :—F 373, G 24, Q 43, Q 44, 
8 41, W 170. 
Mounp 81.—A small circular mound of clay, 19 ft. in diameter, situated 
W. of Mound 80 and8.W. of Mound 65. It was composed of two floors, the 
total thickness of which near the centre was 15 in. Baked wattle-marked 
clay and wood-ashes were noticed when following the E. and 8.E. margins 
of the dwelling, and were found to extend inwards on the surface of the 
clay for an average distance of 2 ft. No hearth was discovered on either 
floor, although there was evidence of fire on both. The substructure con- 
sisted of a layer of brushwood. Several rooted alder stumps were found 
in the peat lying to the south of the mound, The southern half of the 
mound was the only part explored, the work-shed being situated over the 
northern edge from the commencement of the investigations in 1892. 
The complete examination of this dwelling will be postponed until the 
conclusion of the explorations. 
The only objects of interest found in or near this mound were :—H 328, 
Q 45, W 175, W 178. 
Movunp 51.—This mound was of small size, situated in the east central 
portion of the village, E. of Mound 53 and N.E. of Mound 52. It was 
composed of five floors. The total depth of clay at the centre was 18 in., 
the greatest diameter of the mound E. and W. being 22 ft. Floor I. 
measured 21 ft. E. and W. The hearth consisted of a circular area of 
baked clay, 3 ft. in diameter, in an inferior state of preservation, and 
placed eccentrically to the middle of the mound, and south of the summit. 
Floor IT. was of smaller extent, measuring 14 ft. E. and W. Its hearth 
was of baked clay, situated immediately under that of Floor I., and of 
similar dimension. Floor III. measured 11 ft. E. and W., and no distinct 
hearth was discovered belonging to this floor. Floor IV. measured 9 ft. 
K. and W. The central part of this small area of clay was occupied by a 
well-preserved circular hearth of stone, averaging 4 ft. in diameter. 
Floor V. measured 7 ft. E. and W. ; fully one-half of the diameter of this 
area of clay was taken up by a hearth of stone in an excellent state of 
preservation. Scattered about on or near the S.W. margin of this floor 
were fourteen slabs of lias, the majority of them lying on the surface of the 
substructure. Little of importance was found on the floors of this mound 
except fragments of pottery, and that below the average quantity. Peas 
were found along the N.W. margin of the clay. 
The numbered objects found in or near this dwelling were :—F 369 
(1904), H 123 (1894), H 294 (1904), H 295 (1904), P 102 (1894), P 103 
(1894), W 64 (1894). 
Mounp 53.—This dwelling, situated W. of Mound 51 and N.E. of 
Mound 52, was composed of three layers of clay, separable with difficulty. 
The total thickness of the clay near its centre was 15 in., and the greatest 
width E. and W, 22 ft. Floor I. was indistinct, the surface being mixed 
with the surface soil, and no hearth was found. Floor II. had its layer of 
clay better defined. The hearth was made of gravel, with a few pieces of 
flat sandstone embedded in the surface. The outline was circular and 
4 ft. in diameter, convex and irregular, the centre being 3} in. above the 
level of the periphery at the base ; no bevelling was noticed at the margin. 
Floor IIT. had a hearth badly preserved ; it was made of baked clay about 
35 ft. in diameter, but the margin was indefinite. Immediately under this 
there were three other superimposed clay hearths of the same size as the 
Jast mentioned, The substructure consisted of layers of brushwood. 
