General view from the N.W. of the Second Floor of Mound 74, with the Hearth in the middle. This view also shows indications of the section cut through this dwelling in 1902. From a Photograph by H. St. George Gray. Elevation. The highest part of the mound was 15ins. above the surrounding level ground. Alluvium. The depth of soil near the central picket was 3ins., at the N.E. margin 15ins., and at the w. margin 13ins. MOUND LXXIV was of large size, situated near the centre of the N.W. quarter of the village, lying N.E. of Mound LXXIII, N.W. of Mound LXXV, and S.S.E. of Mound LXXXIII. The mound was composed of five floors, and a series of fourteen superimposed hearths. The total depth of the clay near the centre of the mound was 4ft. 2ins. W., Floor i was a large area of yellow clay measuring 32ft. in diameter E. and the average thickness of which was 7ins. The hearth No. 1 was within 4ins. of the surface, and was made of baked clay overlaid by a soft rubbly concretion, (probably calcined upper lias gravel). The outline was somewhat oval, its greatest diameter measuring 4ft. 2ins., and it was placed excentrically s.w. of the central picket. Floor i was separated with difficulty from the underlying clay. Floor i was of similar dimensions to Floor i and also composed of yellow clay. The average thickness of the floor over the E. half was 8ins. It is well represented in the photograph, Plate II.1 There were two hearths belonging to Floor ii, (Nos. 2 and 3.) Hearth 2 was a raised circular patch of yellow clay, bow-shaped in section, measuring 6ft. E. and w. through the base, the upper surface being within 5ins. of the surface. The centre was occupied by an area of red clay, 3ft. 3ins. wide, and 3ins. at its greatest depth, on the surface of which thirty small water-worn sandstone pebbles were embedded. The stoned area measured 2ft. 3ins. in diameter, the largest stone being 5ins. long, 2ins. wide, and in. thick. The surface of the hearth was slightly tilted over towards the E., the difference in the level of the E. and w. margins being 3ins. The w. margin was 6ins. below the 1. This photograph shows some of the turf-clad mounds in the E., S.E and central parts of the village. level of the highest central part of the hearth, the E. margin being 9ins. below the same point. The margin of the hearth showed no signs of moulding. This hearth is well seen in the photograph, Plate II; and, in section, on the top of the superimposed hearths represented in Plate IV. Hearth 3 was made of blue clay and was placed immediately under Hearth 2. It measured 4ft. in diameter E. and w. Floor i was easily separated from the underlying clay of Floor iii, especially over the w. half of the dwelling where there was a quantity of fire-ash, at one place 4ins. deep. A cat's skull was dug up near the N.N.E. margin. Floor iii was made of yellow clay, and measured 28ft. E. and w. There were distinct traces of flooring-boards on the surface of the N. half; some of the pieces were lying parallel in a N.W. and S.E. direction. There were two hearths belonging to Floor iii (Hearths 4 and 5). Hearth 4 was a small circular area of blue clay, measuring 2ft. 3ins. in diameter E. and W., with a remarkably clear and well-preserved moulded edge. Hearth 5 was a circular area of baked clay with irregular surface, measuring 4ft. in diameter E. and w. Floor iii separated with ease from the underlying floor. Floor iv measured 23ft. in diameter E. and w. ; it was covered with a layer of wood having the appearance of brushwood; some pieces of timber were also seen radiating from the hearth towards the edge of the clay, the brushwood being placed at right angles parallel to the dwelling-wall. A series of four hearths belonged to this floor, viz., Hearths 6, 7, 8 and 9. Hearth 6 was made of gravel, of circular outline, with a well-defined moulded edge along the E. margin. The surface was nearly flat, but slightly tilted towards the s.E.; it measured 3ft. 6ins. across the top, the diameter of the base being 3ft. 9ins. The average depth of the gravel was 3ins. Hearth 7 was made of grey clay, of circular outline, with a moulded edge which was more noticeable along the w. margin. The surface was flat, but tilted towards the E., the difference in |