BY FRITZ NOETLING, M.A., PH.D., ETC. 3 



finding sixteen fragments which could be refitted and 

 placed in their original position before they were flaked 

 off. 



I thus succeeded in restoring the greater portion of 

 the original boulder, and, though a good part is still 

 missing, and will probably never be found, that which 

 has been preserved is of trie utmost interest. 



As it presents itself now we can distinguish three 

 different parts, two of which are preserved, while the 

 third is missing, but its shape can easily be recon- 

 structed. These parts are — 



1. The core (Nucleus). 



2. The spalls or fragments falling off when 



the pebble was worked. 



3. The fragment used as an implement. 



1. THE CORE. — This part measures about 7 x 5 x 

 4 inches, and weighs 5lbs. iooz. at cap. It is some- 

 what irregularly oblong in shape, and the lower side in 

 particular shows the surface of a well-worn water pebble. 

 The upper side has been subjected to a good deal of 

 work, and, if merely judged by the planes of fracture, 

 at least seven flakes, one of which has not measured less 

 than /\.y 2 inches in length, have been struck off. 



If nothing more were preserved than this specimen 

 we could at once recognise it as a core — that is to say, 

 the remains of a larger-sized pebble from which suitable 

 pieces have been struck off, and which was rejected as 

 being without further use. The size, the weight, and 

 the absolutely unsuitable shape are entirely against the 

 assumption that this specimen might perhaps have been 

 actively used as an implement — a hammerstone, for in- 

 stance. Even without the flakes being found, the even 

 planes of fracture would prove conclusively that this 

 specimen has been submitted to a passive and not too 

 active treatment, in other words, that it is a Nucleus, 

 which, after the desired object had been attained, was 

 rejected. 



The whole surface, including the planes of fracture, 

 are covered with a thick patina of yellow-brown colour, 



