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BURIAL OF THE REMAINS
Chap. IV.

Fig. 8.

Section through the foundations of a buried Roman villa at Abinger. A A, vegetable mould; B, dark earth full of stones, 13 inches in thickness; C, black mould; D, broken mortar; E, black mould; F F, undisturbed sub-soil; G, tesseræ; H, concrete; I, nature unknown; W, buried wall.