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XV.—Account of further Excavations at Silchester

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2012

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On May 18, 1865, I had the pleasure of reading to this Society a paper upon certain excavations which have been carried on at Silchester by His Grace the Duke of Wellington. Since that date the area uncovered has been considerably extended, and the excavations have attracted a very general interest among those who are skilled in English archæology. In addressing you at present, I only resume the thread of a statement already commenced, and, in order to clear the ground for the information I propose now to bring under your notice, I shall go back to a few leading particulars which were then stated.

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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1881

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page 329 note a Archæologia, vol. XL. pp. 403416Google Scholar.

page 329 note b This communication and the next were returned to the Author, who intended to incorporate them together. Owing partly to bad health and his lamented death on June 28, 1878, this intention remained unfulfilled. The Society is indebted to his widow, the Hon. Mrs. Joyce, for preparing them for the press, together with the illustrations in the accompanying plates.

page 337 note a The mosaic patterns are now placed in Stratfieldsaye House.

page 338 note a Since this was penned drain-pipes have been put outside to drain off the water.

page 341 note a Bust radiate to right with cuirass, Imp. C. Maximianvs. P. P. Avg. Reverse, Peace standing to left with olive branch in 1. h. and sceptre transverse PAX AVGGG.

page 343 note a See Wright's Celt, Roman, and Saxon, p. 475.