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KOMAN PERIOD. During the last autumn some excavations wei'e undertaken at Caister, near Norwich, under the direction of Sir John Boileau, Bart., to whom we are indebted for the following details, shewing that many vestiges of Roman occupation still remain unexplored, not only within the vallum of Venta Iceno- num, but in the ground surrounding the site of that important fortress^. It is scarcely necessary to remind our readers of the gratifying evidence of lively interest in the preservation of antiquities in the Icenian district, recently shewn by Sir John Boileau, in the acquisition of the interesting remains of Garianonum, which have thus been placed beyond the risk of the injuries with which they had been threatened from various causes. He thus de- scribes the remains found in the neighbourhood of Venta. " The site now belongs to INIrs. Dashwood, who very kindly gave me permission, on 10th September, 1846, when Mr, Rhode Hawkins came down to me, to excavate in her garden, situated about 200 yards from the north-east corner of the camp, as some foundations, supposed to be Roman, had been noticed there. i. ()!• ROilAN lOL'NDal lUi^S AT CAISTER We went carefully to work, and produced, after several days' digging, the remains of a building exhibited in the plan. We tried for many yards " See Mr. Woodward's account of the remains of tliis castrutn, and of antiquities dis- covered there. Archaeol., vol. xxiii. p. 365.