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deposits. In my opinion the gravels show a complete 

 succession in time. Starting with the Plateau gravels, in which 

 were found the Eolithic implements, next come an intermediate 

 stage yielding older Palaeoliths (to this the late Professor 

 Prestwich has applied the term "Hill-group"). Thirdly come 

 the High Terrace gravels, in which occur the typical Palasoliths, 

 called on the Continent " Acheulian." Fourthly come the Middle 

 Terrace deposits, in which at Grays, Northfleet, and Crayford, 

 implements occur that are in my opinion identical with those of the 

 ** Mousterian " or oldest Cave series. Later still come the 

 Third Terrace, and the " disused channel," in which no special 

 group of implements have been found, though elsewhere late 

 Palaeoliths called the "Rock-Shelter group" have been discovered 

 which probably belonged to one of these. Since excavations 

 in these lower beds are very rare it was of the utmost importance^ 

 when any fresh sections were opened, that they should be care- 

 fully examined, and all implements collected and preserved. It 

 was these lower beds that would enable the present gap between 

 Palaeolithic and Neolithic implements to be bridged over. At 

 the meeting of the Club I pointed out that a bed of gravel 

 might yield not only the implements actually in use at the time 

 of the deposition of the gravel, but also all the other older 

 groups of implements which had been derived from pre-existing 

 gravels. Thus the gravel in the present bed of the Thames 

 yielded everything from Eoliths to the latest pattern in tea-cups. 

 — A. S. Kennard, Beckenham, June, 1903. 



A Modern Lake-Dweller. — The Zurich correspondent of 

 the Daily Express telegraphs (August 28, 1903) that " Mr. 

 Henneberg, a great silk manufacturer, who recently retired from 

 business, has built for himself on Lake Constance, a habitation 

 exactly after the model of a prehistoric lake dwelling shown in 

 the Zurich Museum. The building, which is about 200ft. off 

 the coast of the lake, rests upon piles, a few yards above the level 

 of the water. It consists of only one room, and its framework is 

 made from the wood of the yew tree. Round this room a gallery 

 extends of a width of some 5ft. or 7ft. The walls consist of 

 willow wicker-work and mud-plaster, the floor of hard mud and 

 plaited willow, and the ceiling of pressed straw. The walls are 

 ornamented with designs drawn with coal and bullock's blood.'* 



