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mentioned sites appears to have been occupied for any length of time 
as dwellings, for neither wall-posts nor hurdles were discovered, and 
the clay floors were without the usual covering of black earth and 
charcoal. This no doubt accounts for the paucity of smaller finds 
during the season’s digging. Mound XII. contained two hearths, both 
of which were incomplete and in a poor state of preservation. 
With reference to the construction of the mounds, several points of 
interest were noted, and foremost among these was the substructure 
under Mound XIII. This mound was supported by a massive founda- 
tion of logs and timber, of greater importance than any hitherto 
found at Meare. Apart from the strength and arrangement of the 
timber, the substructure yielded many pieces of worked oak and wattled 
hurdles. The latter included one complete hurdle and parts of five 
others. The complete hurdle measured 14 feet in length by 5 feet 
6 inches in width. Amongst the pieces of worked wood were several 
mortised oak beams, three knobbed oak piles with sugarloaf-shaped 
heads, a wheel-shaped disc cut from a solid piece of oak, and a wooden 
handle belonging to some implement. 
With reference to Mound X., a noteworthy feature was the large 
number of slabs of lias covering the surface of the upper floor. 
Although the items of structural interest proved to be of consider- 
able importance, the relics discovered were much less numerous than 
in previous seasons, and some of the clay floors examined did not 
appear to have been lived upon. The following is a summary of the 
objects found :— 
Bone.—A very few pieces of cut bone of minor importance. Another 
worked shoulder-blade bone, with perforation, was found, bringing the 
total number of these objects up to thirty-nine. 
Crucibles.—Seven items from Meare are now classified under this 
heading, including an almost perfect triangular specimen repaired this 
season, which has fused bronze adhering to the inner surface. 
Bronze.—Five objects of bronze were collected this year, including 
a rivet-head and two spiral finger-rings, one being composed of two 
twisted strands of wire, the other ornamented like the fragment of a 
at figured in ‘ The Glastonbury Lake Village,’ vol. i., plate xlii., 
12. 
Flint.—Six scrapers, two worked knives, and four other small 
roughly worked implements were found this season; also a large 
number of flakes, and several pieces of burnt flint. 
Glass Beads.—Only one (with herring-bone pattern) was added this 
year, bringing the total up to twenty-eight. 
Antler.—Few of the fragments of cut antler were of special interest, 
but an object covered with large dots and circles, presumably the 
greater part of a hair ornament, was found. Only one weaving-comb 
of this material was discovered. 
Iron.—The few pieces of iron collected were in a bad state of 
preservation. 
Kimmeridge Shale.—Part of a plain armlet and another worked 
fragment were added to the collection. 
