. The Archaeological journal. Dr. Eolleston had alreadyexcavated what proved to have been two Eoman rubbish-heaps, the cavities containing which represented no doubta part of the quarries used to supply the material for someneighbouring villa. In the pits were discovered for of ten feet or more an aggregation of fragmentsof pottery of the most varied patterns and degrees offineness, mixed up with similarly fragmentary bones ofthe ox, sheep, pig, and dog, and with other articles suchas knives and coins, which, like the bones and sherdsspecified, would be expected in the rubbish-heap of
. The Archaeological journal. Dr. Eolleston had alreadyexcavated what proved to have been two Eoman rubbish-heaps, the cavities containing which represented no doubta part of the quarries used to supply the material for someneighbouring villa. In the pits were discovered for of ten feet or more an aggregation of fragmentsof pottery of the most varied patterns and degrees offineness, mixed up with similarly fragmentary bones ofthe ox, sheep, pig, and dog, and with other articles suchas knives and coins, which, like the bones and sherdsspecified, would be expected in the rubbish-heap of agreat house. The site of this great house Dr. Eollestonwas unable to discover, but I am at present able todescribe the site of a Eoman dwelling-house about amile to the west of this spot in a field which borders onthe road from Frilford to Kingston-Bagpuze. The circum-stances of the discovery are as follow: Mr. Aldworth,.to whom this field also belonged, had for some 3earsnoticed the abundance there of surface remains in the. ILDINGSERKS).
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