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I.—Excavations at Caerwent, Monmouthshire, on the Site of the Romano-British City of Venta Silurum, in the year 1908

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 November 2011

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The excavations of 1908 began on 15th June, and were continued until 6th November, under the direction of Messrs. Ashby, Hudd, and Jones, assisted by Mr. F. King as architect.

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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1910

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page 1note 1 See Archaeologia, lx. 451Google Scholar.

page 1 note 2 Archaeologia, lix. pl. xiGoogle Scholar.

page 3 note 1 Vol. lx. plate xlii.

page 4 note 1 London, 1879.

page 5 note 1 A later pit, roughly rectangular, and 6 feet in depth, has been formed in mediaeval or modern times on the west side of this space.

page 5 note 2 These relics are not conclusive, but like the Lydney temple this one may have been dedicated to a health deity, possibly Aesculapius, or Hygeia. The serpent's head is too heavy to have formed part of a bracelet or brooch, and it has been suggested that it may have been part of a statuette of Hygeia, who was sometimes represented with a serpent twined around her body. A stone effigy of the Romano British period, with remains of a serpent coiled round the bust, was found some years ago a few miles east of Caerwent, but has not yet been described or illustrated. The Caerwent serpent differs from any other known to me from Roman times in having a distinct triangular crest on the top of its head. [A. E. H.]

page 6 note 1 The elements of decoration are as follows: In the first vertical division Déchelette 34 (seahorse to right), under it a garland; under this D. 969 (quadruped, hare?, to left). In the second vertical division a medallion with a scene; under it D. 1035, 1009 (bird to left and bird to right). The pattern is then repeated: the seahorse apparently recurs (to left) and under it is D. 927 (dog to right).

page 8 note 1 Archaeologia, lix. 117 and pl. xiGoogle Scholar.

page 8 note 2 On the wall south of the eastern courtyard of the house was found a gold coin of Elagabalus Cohen, 2nd Ed. no. 194) in good condition. This is the first gold coin we have found at Caerwent.

page 12 note 1 Similar frit has been found at Caerwent previously, which seems to indicate that the beautiful enamelled objects found on the site were probably made there.

page 15 note 1 Archaeologia, lviii. 150Google Scholar.

page 15 note 2 It is similar to one figured in the Catalogue of the Guildhall Museum, London, plate xiv. 65, and to one found in the south-west digging at Caerwent. Examples have also been found at Silchester.

page 15 note 3 These have been examined and identified by Mr. Clement Reid, whose report is given below.

page 19 note 1 The greater celandine still grows in profusion at Caerwent. Alexanders is an abundant plant on the “Roman” camp at Clifton.—H.