STONE AGES OF CEYLON. 85 
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OUTLINES OF THE STONE AGES OF CEYLON. 
By E. J. WAYLAND, 
Late Assistant Mineral Surveyor to the Government of Ceylon. 
(With nine Plates.) 
I.—INTRODUCTION. 
URING the last five years much of my spare time has 
been spent in the investigation of the Stone Age 
remains of this country, and more particularly of those which 
occur in the lowland and coastal regions. I hoped to publish 
a detailed account of such discoveries as it was my lot to make 
when I had earned the right to do so; and the end of this 
year would probably have seen the result had it not been for 
a more urgent call upon my time. The present outlines are 
sketchy and somewhat disconnected, but they must serve in 
the circumstances, as best they may, to indicate present results 
and possible lines of future investigation. My entire collec- 
tion, with the exception of a few duplicates and hill specimens 
which have been given to other collectors, has been passed 
over to the Principal of the Royal College, who will select a 
representative series for the Colombo Museum. Unfortunately 
the most prolific sites for the older tools, of which my collection 
chiefly consists, are hidden away in far jungles, in places which 
are both costly and difficult to get at, and where too, the 
explorer must risk sickness and discomfort. It is unlikely, 
therefore, that the work which I drop so unwillingly will be 
at once taken up by others. ‘There are few in this country 
so fortunately placed that they can in the course of their 
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