SDO9776 - Bodies Unearthed in the Borough Gardens

[?Bodies] [?Unearthed] in the [?Borough] [?Gardens] from time to time ‘[?suggesting] links’ with the remote past have come to light in our [?ancient] town. And during the past few weeks there have been a series of further dis- coveries. These were made during the [?] of excavating the ground on the north side of the Borough Gardens for the purpose of making new tennis courts, a work that was put in hand by the Town Council for the benefit of the unemployed. In some portions of the ground the excavations were of considerable depth, and several [?jawbones] and other charred bones were found. On Tuesday morning a man’s skull was unearthed and subsequently an orna- mented urn. Two front teeth are missing from the top jaw, and the remainder are in a good state of preservation. The bottom jaw is separate from the upper portion of the skull, which has been pronounced by Captain J. E. Acland to be a better specimen than any in the County Museum. In all probability it will be handed over to the Museum authorities. As with many other urns That have been found in Dorchester, the one Unearthed in the Borough Gardens evidently Dates back to the Roman period. Altogether Portions of three skeletons have been unearthed, Another skull being found on Wednesday. Several coins have also been discovered. Mr. H. D. Strange (Borough Surveyor) is taking every Care in [?seeing] that anything of antiquarian Value is carefully preserved.