Further interesting finds have been ma by th Dorchester Archgeological Society the site of y in its excavations on the Roman house discovered a Colliton Park where the new country offices are to be erected.
Principal among the finds is the stokehold connected w h the hypocaust—or sy stem of central heating of the hous This stokehold is sun: below the level the Roman surface and contained an unusually large amount of charcoal and pottery and animal bones. The stokehold ends in a small doorlike opening, about two feet high and 18 inches across, o! stone reddened with the heat of th furnace.
Through this the hot air the hypocaust itself, which were shallow chambers under t of the ro After circulating there it fo exit through flues in the the walls.
Tess elioted Pavement A second been found, found last w tessellated pavement has and a mosaic pavement: eek has been uncovered.
It is mam servation wi markable state of pre-th a border of red and white tesserae enclosing a more elaborate centre, in which {he familiar Roman cable pattern div des the design in ito panels.
The Romai house consisted of least two ran riges of buildings at right gles, and i t is thought probable further wings enclosed a square courtyard, This ce: one side at least, was flanked by an open verandah b; Which access v given to the rooms,
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