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erinding corn; or for working into a paste, sand, small 
stones and clay for pottery ; or pounding acorns for food. 
(2) A flat round piece of oolite, with a diameter of two 
inches and thickness of half an inch. Near this were 
found two similar stones, and a fragment of another. 
These, however, were not so carefully worked. It has 
been suggested that they were used for playing games. 
Lord Avebury says—‘“ The Feegeeans . . . . are fond 
of games . . . of throwing stones or fruit at a 
mark.” * And again, in speaking of the vessels made and 
used by this people,—‘‘ The pottery was all made by the 
women. Their tools were very simple, consisting of a 
small flat round stone to fashion the inside.” ‘Thus the 
Cleeve Hill examples may have been put to a similar use. 
(3) Several quartzite grinders were found. Two of 
them were of an unusual type, inasmuch as they had been 
used only on the ends. 
Other quartzite pebbles show signs of use, as if for 
breaking bones for marrow. Some of the pebbles found 
were possibly sling-stones. The pebbles are of the liver- 
coloured variety, and are foreign to Cleeve Hill. 
(4) A small triangular-shaped piece of Stonesfield Slate 
with rounded edges, one side concave, one convex, and 
one straight, would have made an excellent tool in the 
hands of a potter, since it would form any of the curves 
of the pieces of pottery found at the King’s Beeches. 
(5) A piece of fine grained limestone with a concave 
end, possibly used for finishing the rims of vessels. 
(6) Three small pieces of sandstone, probably parts of 
one implement, which may have been used for smoothing 
and finishing earthenware vessels, or for preparing skins. 
(7) The remaining stones are of a miscellaneous cha- 
racter, and call for little notice. ‘These included several 
pieces of stone which had been used for grinding, polish- 
ing, or sharpening tools. One is a piece of fine-grained 
1 “ Prehistoric Times,” p. 454. 
