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Examination of the Roman Station at Bat/don. 



which Lord Craven says " was a sort of cave of this shape, 

 about three feet high in the arch, near which were 

 found twenty-six Roman coins in the space of 

 about six feet, also an arrow head, apparently 

 English, and a weapon, very like an old bill-hook, 

 only of a large size." In the excavations that have at different 

 times been made in these holes, numerous articles of domestic use 

 have been found. Amongst others we may mention the following : 

 — Two ampullae of good form, though of rather coarse ware. One 



Original height, inches. Original height, 6 inches. 



Ampullae found at Botley Copse, near Baydon. 

 Reduced one fifth linear. 



of these, found by myself, I had the pleasure of depositing in the 

 Museum of the Society. One or two urn-shaped vessels, now in 

 Lord Craven's possession in London ; some fragments of the well- 

 known form of Roman drinking cup, the sides of which are orna- 

 mented with vertical depressions. There were also remains of a 

 great variet}' of earthen vessels, chiefly of common grey pottery, 

 and some mortaria of a hard light coloured ware. These mortaria 

 were formed with a thick rim, and the inner surface studded with 

 minute quartz pebbles which presented a hard rough surface for 

 grinding. A few fragments of " imitation " Samian ware lay here 

 and there, but none of the real pottery. In the space marked 

 (S) on the plan, a skeleton was found. It was probably that 



