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the river, according to the Mantes theory, make them into eoliths?) 

 It should be mentioned that though, at first, implements were 

 found in considerable numbers in the loose river drift and silt, 

 yet, before the hole was refilled, they became scarcer. More 

 " dirt " was met with at the top and implements seemed scarcer 

 beneath. They were at no time last winter so numerous as in 

 former years. At present the gravel is not being dug at all. 



One more item should be mentioned, viz., the exceedingly fresh 

 condition of some of the implements, about the authenticity of 

 which no doubt can be held. 



To sum up, then, we have in this pit : — 



1. Flaked stones of a mesolithic (?) age close to the surface. 



2. An occasional pala^olith close beneath the turf, where it 



rests upon the river drift or lies in " dirt." 



3. In places a foot or two or more of " dirt," containing blue 



and white rolled and striated implements. 



4. Beneath this dirt, or in other places, beneath the turf 



a sandy river drift, hard in its upper part, loose below, 

 and containing worn and striated, and in its looser part, 

 sharp and unabraded implements, together with tlakes 

 and a very large number of trimmed flints, hammer- 

 stones, &c., and some burnt flints ; occasionally, also, a 

 flaked or trimmed sarsen. The depth varies from less 

 than two feet to more than four feet approximately. 



5. Beneath this is ochreous gravel, sometimes about twelve 



feet in depth and containing a comparatively small 

 amount of implements and some cores, trimmed flints, 

 hammer-stones, flakes, &c. At its base are rolled and 

 unrolled implements, the latter handsomely made. There 

 are also burnt stones in it. Here and there especially, 

 I think, towards the slope of the old river bank, large 

 masses of lighter, sandier gravel are contained within it. 

 Large flints and a small amount of clay rest upon the 

 chalk. 



I have other data concerning eolithic and palaeolithic stones 

 which I have taken fi'om this pit. Since writing this article I 



