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conclude that both have been long or generally employed 

 together for the same purposes." (Vide " Eeliq. Aquit./" 

 pL ii., p. 11.) Accepting then these four divisions, it is to 

 the later stone age, as traced in our own country, that my 

 remarks will especially refer, and to that sub- division which 

 is distinguished by implements known as the " surface type." 



These mute but, to the practised eye, undoubted evidences 

 of man's presence are to be found in the greatest abundance, 

 not only in our own country, but all over the world. The 

 eastern borders of the Atlantic, the Steppes of Russia, the 

 classic plains of Greece, the grottos of Bethlehem, the western 

 slopes of Lebanon, the plains of Babylon, British India, the 

 frozen shores of the Arctic Sea, Scandinavia, Africa, and 

 America — the so-called Old and New Worlds — each and all 

 alike bear witness to the industry of man, whether savage or 

 civilised With what interest, then, must he who wanders 

 amidst the wild scenes of nature, where probably none but those 

 bent upon searching into her hidden treasures ever penetrate, 

 stumble upon traces of those who have gone before him ; and 

 with what surprise must the truth gradually flash upon him, 

 that the spot whereon he stands, at present far removed fi'om 

 the crowded haunts of men, has been peopled — aye, and thickly 

 peopled — by the busy tribes of ancient times ! 



Before, however, describing the numerous traces of the old 

 folk found during my summer rambles, it will be necessary 

 to initiate those who may not yet be acquainted with the 

 subject, or who, from any preconceived notions, may still be 

 incredulous, into the secret whereby these traces of man's 

 craft may be surely recognised. A few words, therefore, by 

 way of parenthesis on the manufacture of flint implements. 

 When once the eye becomes acquainted with the marks 

 which distinguish a natural from an artificial fracture, it is 

 astonishing how easily the distinction can be traced Like 

 all other subjects and studies, it requires but education and 



