Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-07-17

opr ,ntcfes.s.u iii WelSns archeOl-
,gy. and with one exception resident
in the counties of Carnarvon and
Anglesey, purchased the areas near
the "Waterworks" in order that they
might be saved from the hands of the
builders and be Systematically ex-
plOred. Three acres are within the
wall of the fortress, and half an acre
lies without it. In addition to these
two areas. it is probable that permits
sion will be obtained to excavate
about three and half acres imme-
diately adjoining the main site, on the
northwest and northeast, and the
vicar of Carnarvon has stated that he
will put no difficulty in the way of
carrying out excavation in the vicar
age garden, which lies within the wall
Of Segontium and covers about an
acre and a half. The land available
for excavation Is therefore from three
and half to eight acres in extent, of
which the greater part lies within
the walls of the fortress. In view of
the Importance and extent Of the
work, the services of an expert ex-
cavator will be obtained, and he will
work under instructions from Prof. r.
G. BOSanquet. The work will be
spread over two or more years, and
results will be keemy followed by
psychologists in both hemispheres. 1t
is anticipated that students and many
others will visit the site while excava-
tons are in progress.
The purchasers of the areas are
willing that all finds shall be depos-
tied in a museum at Carnarvon If a
suitable building can be provided, on
the condition that the exhibition, care
and safe custody of such finds will be
assured in the future. An offer has
been received to house the finds in
the National museum Of Wales at
Cardiff.
The Prince Of Wales.
First among those who are taking
an interest in the excavation Of Sc
gontium may be mentioned the prince
Of Wales. Before he left England on
his tour of Australia and New Zea-
land he had explained to him the
whole scheme, and he expressed his
warm approval of the work and the
objects which the committee has in
view. 1t was only natural that he
should do so, for Segontium lies
within half a mile Of CarnarvOn cas-
tie, where his investiture as prince OF
Wales took place shortly before the
war. In Queen Eleanor's gateway,
King George presented his son to the
assembled multitude.
The Cambrian Archaeological as
ISOLATION signified its appreciation of
the importance Of the undertaking at
it's last general meeting, and its ex-
cavatiOn committee has recommended
an initial grant of $3.50 to head the
list of subscriptions. An annual in
term report Of the excavations will
appear in "Archaeologia Cambrensis."
Active support has also come from the
Society of Antiquaries, and it is pro-
posed to solicit the help and influence
Of the Smithsonian institution of the
United States of America. The COM
bined appeal to the pocket and mag
nation of the scientific archaeolo-
gist ought not to fall on deaf ears.
While archaeOlogists have been
making history during the war in the
near East, archaeology, like most of
the more serious pleasures Of life, has
been alternating. Now it is begin
ming to awake and realize how much
lost time has to be made up, and one
of the first tasks to hand Is the ex-
cavation Of the Roman fortress of
Segontium, by which. it is hoped,
much light may be thrown on one of
the darkest pages of British history,
on the history, indeed, of all races of
British origin.