. The Archaeological journal . E&. R °^ ^^/^^^ \\ ^^ I COLD BRACTATT^i ^H4:\lji I: rl AMBER BEADS, SUmcUdg^^ C° Ziihc, LanAm/.. ^^: (P) ARCHJlOLOaiCAL DISCOVERIES IN WARWICKSHIRE. o8l prisoners taken in battle or slaves sacrificed as a propitia-tion to the gods. No regular plan was pursued in theburials, for the bodies were found in various positions. Thegold and silver articles have been claimed hy the Govern-ment as treasure-trove, but I have ventured to retain themin order that the members of the Royal ArchrcologicalInstitute might have an opportunity of examining fragment of the s
. The Archaeological journal . E&. R °^ ^^/^^^ \\ ^^ I COLD BRACTATT^i ^H4:\lji I: rl AMBER BEADS, SUmcUdg^^ C° Ziihc, LanAm/.. ^^: (P) ARCHJlOLOaiCAL DISCOVERIES IN WARWICKSHIRE. o8l prisoners taken in battle or slaves sacrificed as a propitia-tion to the gods. No regular plan was pursued in theburials, for the bodies were found in various positions. Thegold and silver articles have been claimed hy the Govern-ment as treasure-trove, but I have ventured to retain themin order that the members of the Royal ArchrcologicalInstitute might have an opportunity of examining fragment of the silver bractate is, I believe, very consequence of the claim of the Government the excava-tions have been suspended at a time when regular and syste-matic supervision had secured so much that was rare andvaluable. Exactly three miles east of Leamington is the village ofOffclmrch, as Longbridge Cemetery is three miles to thewest; and at this spot, reputed to have been one of theresidences of Otfa, King of Mercia, he is said to havefounded the Church there, in memory of his son Fremund,slain between Long Itchington a
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