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 DISCOVEHI':!) AT I.ITTLK V1 L15i;. II A M, CA M lUM I (KSHIIU:. 17.') imiucrou.s iron spear-hcads, several fine iron liosscs, perfect even to the bronze rivets which fastened tlu-m to the shield ; all of similar type to those fonnd witii tlie skeleton and crown; some of these are in my possession, and iorm a<ldi- tional proof of the occupation and importance of this j)osition durinsr the Anirlo-Saxon iioriod. The ridiie of chalk marl in which all these relics have been discovered is being gradually carted away by the occupier of the neighbouring soil, as he requires it for agri- cultural purposes ; above twenty 3'ards are as yet undis- turbed, and as these probably contain many equally interesting- remains, it is much to be desired that an excavation should take place, under the superintendence of the Cambiidgc Anticjuarian Society, or some other Archaeological authority, ere the ruthless spade of the labourer entirely removes the last portion of this remarkable ridge. I. D. Note uklating to tiiio hlmains found at Little Wildraiiam. It is liiglily gratifying to be enabled to assure our readers, that the remarkable relics of antiquity, described in the foregoing memoir, have been presented by Mr. Deck to the Collection, long desired, and now in course of arrangement in the " British Room." Ilis Grace, the Dlke of NoHTiiUMBEUi.AND, had given a noble precedent, by the donation of an unique assemblage of antiquities discovered upon his estates at Stanwick, and deposited by him at the British Museum, through the intervention of the Archaeological Institute, in pursuance of his purpose to encourage tho formation of a National Series. All who feel an interest in such an object will give their heartiest acknowledgment to the antiquary, who, like Mr. Deck, is amongst the very foremost to follow the generous example to which we have all^ided. I The curious question of the true appropriation of the object, by some designated as a kind of sitnla, occasionally discovered with interments of the Anglo-Saxon age, may be determined by future researches. Mr. Deck has sul)mitted to our readers the results of his consideration of the subject ; and, although his views may not meet with general acceptance, it must be remembered that they received confirmation from actual inspection of the jeondition and minute details, connected with these relics, in sitic — an ad- jvantagc which all will appreciate. I A few notices of analogous discoveries may serve to throw light upon this jenquiry. The curious vessel of bronze, to which Mr. Deck has alluded, tho ireceptacle in which aboard of stycas of the ninth century was brought to jlight in " Campey Hill," at Hexham, although varied in form from the K'bject found at Little Wilbraham, and some others of a similar class, may yatidyked decoration around the rim. (See Archacologia, vol. xxv., pi. 33.) This vessel, however, was of different form, being considerably wider at the
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