By William Gowland, F.S.A., F.I.C. 13 



Excavation III. — Figs. 2, 6, and 7. This proved very productive. 



Chippings of all the stones were numerous, those of the " blue- 

 stones " predominating, and again diabase and sarsen were found 

 together in the layer overlying the solid chalk. 



The excavation extended partly under the recumbent stone 55a. 

 A large block of sarsen was discovered under this stone. This, it 

 will be shown later, was one of the supporting stones of the 

 monolith before it fell. 



The excavation was carried down to a depth of 8 feet 3 inches, 

 at which depth the lowest point of the base of the leaning stone 

 was reached. 



The principal objects found were : — 



A halfpenny of George I., just below the turf. 



A Eoman coin, a sestertius of Antonia, 10 inches below the turf. 



A pewter farthing of James II., at the same depth as the last. 



Twenty-six axes and edged and rounded hammerstones of flint. 



Two hammerstones of compact sarsen, and several pieces of these tools. 



One large maul of compact sarsen, weighing 64 pounds 3 ounces. 



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Fig. 6. Excavation III. South-east side. 



