THE STONE AGE IN NOVA SCOTIA.—PATTERSON, 239 
_implement of which I have seen nothing similar. It is four-sided 
and rectangular, each side at the broadest being a little over one- 
fourth of an inch, from which it tapers to a blunt point. Part 
of the larger end is broken off, but what remains is 3} inches 
long. The use of this I cannot determine. It may have been 
intended as a perforator, but this does not seem probable, as it 
is carefully polished into a quadrilateral, which would rather tend 
to render it unsuitable for such a purpose. 
The copper knives found here deserve notice. It is known to 
all Archzeologists that the Indian tribes bordering on the Great 
Lakes had learned to use the native copper, which is found 
abundantly in the neighbourhood of Lake Superior for knives 
and a variety of other implements. It is also known to our 
geologists that native copper existed in small quantities in Nova 
Scotia, particularly in the trap rocks of the Bay of Fundy. But 
this was the first case in which it was found that the Aborigines 
of this Province had learned to turn it to practical use. The 
imp!ements consist of smail knives formed by hammering, which 
also served to harden the metal. There are three specimens in 
the collection beside pieces of copper hammered out as if intended 
for the formation of similar ones. A few others I have given to 
other collections. About the same time, articles of copper of 
prehistoric origin were found in Lunenburg County, principally 
however what has been supposed to be small needles or piercers, 
and beads. I believe, however, that more copper knives have 
been found in this cemetery than in all the rest of Nova Scotia. 
The bone fish spear-heads are of interest. One nearly perfect 
was taken from the pit which I have described. Both ends have 
been broken off, but a length of 3,, inches remain. It is flat, 
about one-eighth of an inch thick, and in width from half an inch 
tapering toa point. It shows very delicate workmanship. On 
one side are cut three notches in a descending direction, so narrow 
and even, that it is difficult to understand how the old workmen 
could have done it with any tools they possessed. The points 
at the lower edge of these would form barbs, taking the firmest 
hold. Between these notches the edge is very finely serrated, 
which would serve to give the implement additional holding 
