BY FRITZ NOETLIJSG, MA., I'H. D. 117 



the habits of the aboi'igines to know that they did not 

 possess any object that required a borer to produce holess 

 from 10-lli mm. in diameter. 



The second hypothesis would assume that the promin- 

 ence was accidentally produced by the edge above and 

 below it being used as a scraper to polish spears. Against 

 this view speaks the fact that the prominence was inten- 

 tional and not accidentally left. We further know that 

 the lowest concavity was prodviced by a special blow, and 

 whatever it was meant for it is certain that it cannot have 

 served as a scraper- The same that has above been said 

 about the left side applies to the scraper theory. 



If we admit tliat this sjDecimen was not used as an im- 

 plement, the only possible view Ave can take is that it is 

 a figure stone, representing the profile line of a human 

 head. 



PI. XX. 



This specimen was found at Melton Mowbray. The 

 length is 57mm., the greatest breadth 44 mm., the average 

 breadth is a little smaller, viz., 31 mm., the thickness no- 

 where exceeds 21 mm., the weight is 



The rock is the typical honistone of dark blue colour, 

 occurring at Johnston's quarry. Melton Mowbray, and 

 -there cannot be the slightest doubt that this specimen 

 was made from a piece of rock that was obtained from the 

 quarry. There is no pa^tina, but a rather thick portion of 

 the original cnist still remains on the indical face. The 

 crust is of light greyish colour, and its surface rather 

 ferruginous- 



The outline would be elliptical, if the continuity of the 

 curve were not interrupted by a broad two-pointed pro- 

 minence. The right edge is slightly curved, and passes 

 gradually into the more strongly curved upper and lower 

 edge. The left hand edge is deeply concave in its upper, 

 somewhat less so in its lower portion. Both times the con- 

 cavity forms an oblique angle. Between these there is a 

 prominence measuring 26 mm. in length, terminating in 

 two points, of which the upper one is longer and sharper 

 than the lower one, which is slightly I'ounded oflF. Between 

 the two points the edge is slightly concave. 



The pollical face is veiy smooth and flat, but there is 



