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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 June 2012
Permission having been kindly afforded the Society to renew their researches in the Low Field at Harnham, the excavations, at their expense, were resumed by me on Tuesday, the 11th of April, and continued for three days.
A portion of the hedge westward of the gate-post, at which my former operations commenced last year, having been removed, we proceeded to dig a trench in that direction, south of and parallel to the first-discovered grave. Amongst a quantity of loose soil was found the iron-spike of the butt-end of a spear, which had probably belonged to the staff of the spear discovered by Robert Wallan, as noticed in my previous communication, and had been turned over unnoticed. Further excavations in this direction showed that the earth had not been moved, and all hope of finding other graves was abandoned.
page 475 note a These spikes appear to have been affixed only to the larger description of spear. Examples have been found in several of our Anglo-Saxon cemeteries, particularly at Ozengal by Mr. Roach Smith, at Fairford by Mr. Wylie, and at Driffield by Dr. Thurnam. They should be always looked for at the feet of the skeleton. I have attempted to show the purpose of this spike in my Remains of Pagan Saxondom (p. 21), where a specimen will be found engraved in pl. ix. fig. 3.
page 475 note b See the plan of the ground excavated given in the map illustrating the Grant of Cenwealh.
page 476 note a A spear-head very closely resembling this, found at Malling Hill, Lewes, is in the collection of the British Museum.
page 477 note a This pin is engraved in Plate xii. fig. 1.
page 478 note a Compare Plates in Das Todtenlager bei Selzen.
page 478 note b Ibid.