Excavations at Avebury. 



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South Division. 



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1. South-east District, " Coppice at the foot of Alderbury Hill," 

 Dr. Maton, "Nat. Hist. Wilts." "Alderbury Woods," Major Smith. 

 North Division. 



5. North-east District, "Brick-fields, near Pewsey Road." Flor. 

 Mar lb. Additional localities jor this species would be desirable. It 

 may be distinguished readily from H. umbellatum by the smaller 

 and less umbellate anthodes and the phyllares not reflexed at the 

 points. 



(Swa&ations at J&ekrg, 



Under the Direction of the Secretaries of the Wiltshire 

 Archaeological and Natural History Society, 

 September 29th,— October 5th, 1865. 



[In preparing the following account, I have had the advantage of comparing the notes which 

 Mr. King and Mr. Cunnington also took of our daily work as it proceeded, and from the three 

 several accounts I have compiled this paper. A. C. S.] 



N" September 29th of last year, Mr. Cunnington and I, 

 on behalf of our Society, began some considerable re- 

 searches within the area of the temple at Avebury, sinking holes 

 in many places, running trenches across certain spots, and tunnel- 

 ling the large external mound, and tapping it at several points, with 

 the view of thoroughly examining its structure and materials ; and 

 in every case digging down to the chalk or clay which forms the 

 natural substratum of the district. 



In these explorations we were materially assisted by the res- 

 pected Vicar of the parish, the Rev. Bryan King, who very kindly 

 directed and superintended the workmen, whenever neither of us 

 was able to be on the spot, and otherwise furthered our operations. 

 We were also most kindly and zealously aided by those true friends 

 of archaeology, Mr. George Brown and Mr. Kemm, who not only 

 sanctioned our somewhat unceremonious disturbance of their land, 

 but abetted us to the utmost of their power, by providing the 



