Archaeologia cantiana . most parallelwith it. The low-lying tract of land on each side of a stream(the Libbet) between Newington and Halstow Churches isa peat-bog, and has been used as an osier-bed formany years. The marshes intersected by endless creeks ofthe Medway, to the north and east of Upchurch, are the siteof the far-famed Roman potteries,f now periodically sub-merged, from which every important collection throughoutEngland has been enriched. It will be as gratifying to allarchaeologists to learn, as it is to the writer to record, thatthe Right Hon. Lord Harris, the owner of Boxted, no
Archaeologia cantiana . most parallelwith it. The low-lying tract of land on each side of a stream(the Libbet) between Newington and Halstow Churches isa peat-bog, and has been used as an osier-bed formany years. The marshes intersected by endless creeks ofthe Medway, to the north and east of Upchurch, are the siteof the far-famed Roman potteries,f now periodically sub-merged, from which every important collection throughoutEngland has been enriched. It will be as gratifying to allarchaeologists to learn, as it is to the writer to record, thatthe Right Hon. Lord Harris, the owner of Boxted, not onlypermitted the excavations to be carried on there, but withgreat liberality requested to be allowed to share the tenant, Mr. Stevens, also very generously placed thefield at the disposal of the writer from September untilMarch, and evinced the keenest interest in the progress ofthe work. The plan was kindly prepared by Mr. G. GatesWarren. * Folio edition, vol. ii., p. 561. f Coll. Ant., vol. vi. ( 108 ). 5. 6. 1. ROMAN URNS POUND NEAR RAINHAMCREEK, ON THE MEDWAY. BY HUMPHREY WOOD. Seven Roman vessels were discovered in January1881 by men who were digging clay from the Saltings, on the north of Rainham Creek, betweenBartlett Ness and Nor Marsh. They were 20 feetfrom the waters edge, standing on a level in anupright position, and in the form of a circle about3 feet in diameter, at a depth from the surface of 10to 14 feet. Three of the urns had covers on them,and these contained calcined human remains. Atthe bottom of the largest of the three was some longhuman hair, broad, plaited, and coiled round. Thecontents unfortunately did not share the care and EOMAN TJBNS FOUND NEAH RAINHAM CREEK. 109 attention bestowed on the vessels, as they were dis-persed during the washing operation, before theywere seen by me. The heights of the vessels are—No. 1, 4^ inches; No. 2, inches; No. 3, 6 inches;No. 4, 3| inches; No. 5, 7 inches; No. 6, 3| inches;No. 7, 6 inches. The cov
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