340 SECTIONAL TRANSACTIONS.—H. 
SECTION H.—ANTHROPOLOGY. 
(For references to the publication elsewhere of communications entered in the 
following list of transactions, see page 391.) 
Thursday, August 27. 
MorninG. 
1. Mr. 8. N. Mitter.—Scotland in the Roman Period : Recent Excavation. 
Since the War systematic excavation has been carried out in Scotland on three 
sites occupied during the Roman period. The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 
resumed its excavations on the native site of Traprain Law in Haddingtonshire. It 
has also made considerable progress with the excavation of the Roman fort at Mum- 
rills, near Falkirk, an important station on the Roman Wall from Forth to Clyde. 
The Glasgow Archeological Society has excavated the terminal station of the Wall 
at Old Kilpatrick, on the Clyde. Both at Mumrills and at Old Kilpatrick, excavation, 
besides adding to our knowledge of the Antonine, or second-century, occupation of 
Scotland, has supplied evidence of occupation in the later part of the first century by 
the troops of Agricola. At Traprain Law excavation has revealed a native site which 
continued to be affected by Roman influence long after the military occupation of 
Scotland had come to anend. The disturbed condition of Western Europe in the last 
period of the Roman Empire is illustrated in a remarkable way by the great treasure 
of silver that had found its way to this site about the beginning of the fifth century. 
2. Dr. R. MortimeER WHEELER.—Roman Wales. 
3, Mr. Sr. Crain BAppDELEY.—Chedworth Villa and its Group. 
Perhaps it has occurred to many others besides myself that we are, at this date, 
rather too much tied to considering this or that Roman-British Villa as a simple unit 
or recurring archeological curiosity, without getting forward, as we ought, I think, 
to do, to (the greater and more) helpful consideration of its relationship to the larger 
organism of its neighbourhood, consisting of the town, the roads, and other villas 
dependent thereon. Of course, many circumstances have tended to preclude this. 
The secondary roads have by no means been worked out, and they are no easy matter 
of determination in themselves, and being later developments than the first great 
roads, and probably non-strategic, they are naturally less regular in construction or 
direct in purpose ; and possibly they possessed but very simple (if any) mansiones, or 
relay- and guard-houses. However, so much good and reliable work has been and is 
being now done by thoroughly equipped students of Roman Britain that we may 
surely look forward to that more useful and more enlightening piecing-together (as 
it were) into groups of certain of these great Roman-British estates with their con- 
nective tracks and originating centres, or cantonal towns, which is bound to ensue. 
In particular, it has long appeared to me that this ‘ aggroupment ’ may be begun in 
Gloucestershire as well as anywhere, perhaps, if I except its rich neighbours, Somerset- 
shire and Wiltshire. 
4, Mr. Heywoop Sumner.—Eacavation of a Roman Potter's Hut wn 
the New Forest. 
There has been no knowledge of New Forest Roman Potters’ dwellings hitherto. 
Tree-planting, inclosure draining and cultivation account for such lack of dis- 
covery. Hut plan evidence has been destroyed. 
This spring I found an apparent hut site near Islands Thorns. 
Results of excavation: Rectangular hut plan found, with clay floor 15 ft. by 11 ft., 
bounded by six post-holes; a raised platform may have served as a sleeping place ; 
inside fire-place, and outside cooking place. 
A toy pottery beaker and a flagon, pottery draughts, Roman potsherds, stone ~ 
potters’ tools and burnishers were found on the floor of the hut. 
A ruined pottery kiln was found and excavated adjoining this hut. 
