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few, if any; traces of fire, and are not at all reduced to a calcined 
condition, it is clear that the flint was first burnt and broken 
into small fragments before being mixed with the clay, of which 
the vessel was mainly formed; the whole was then burnt to a 
brownish tint. 
‘‘T think there can be little, if any, doubt that the pottery is 
of a pre-Roman date; and I think it probable that it was made 
in the pre-historic age of iron.—Signed, Groree Crincu.” 
The situation of the ground would not, perhaps, at the present 
period, give much idea as to what it was like in years gone by ; 
but from the Waddon caves we have a gentle downward slope in 
a northerly direction to the present brook or Wandle stream, and 
past the brook the ground eventually rises somewhat, making « 
very natural shallow depression, and, after heavy rains, gives the 
surrounding meadows a marshy aspect ; but the present drainage 
soon getting rid of the water, and, as we should expect from such 
a situation as this, with a stream running between the two con- 
tours and the absence of any drainage, would certainly make the 
ground around, in a short time, very swampy. The caves being 
situated upon the south side of the stream, the present flints 
being found upon the north side, and in the south-east corner of 
the ground upon which the Croydon Gasworks are situated. 
I had hoped, before reading these notes, to have been able to 
investigate further; the ground is not in a very good condition 
for sifting, and it is really only by this method, and careful 
examination, that one can find anything interesting and of 
value ; but I do think it points to one thing, and that is, coupled 
with the recent finding of the caves, and traces of flints and 
pottery which I have mentioned to you this evening, that a 
careful examination of the soil, where possible, around and in the 
immediate vicinity or neighbourhood, will give us some interest- 
ing facts, and are worth more than a passing notice. 
You will notice a good many of the flints, and also flakes, 
show the bulb of concussion very plainly, and in several cases 
worked at the edges, and probably used for a variety of purposes, 
most noticeable, perhaps, being a scraper with a round worked 
edge; others might be only large chips, and fragments chipped 
off during the process of manufacturing more finished imple- 
ments, and of which up to the present time I have singularly 
failed to find many specimens. 
The lance or arrow-head is, I believe, a somewhat uncommon 
form, and not frequently met with; but it will be noticed it is 
very carefully worked, and leaves little doubt as to the purpose 
it was intended for; the other two flakes in the same box may 
be flakes, but they show some working, but are of an entirely 
different shape. 
