that the promising young Naturalist Mr. N. Laurence Austen died so soon after 

 communicating his valuable notes to the ' RELIQUIAE AQUITANIC.E.' 



We must not here enumerate all whose names appear in the following pages 

 as helpers in the elucidation of prehistoric life. To few, however, do we owe so 

 much as to the late Mr. T. K. GAY, who was cut off from among us at an early 

 age by consumption, deeply regretted by all who knew him. Earnest, en- 

 lightened, and courteous, he was ever ready to task his memory, or to search 

 Voyages and Travels for analogous facts in the history of early and of savage 

 peoples, and to apply his intimate knowledge of the CHRISTY COLLECTION to the 

 elucidation of the primaeval objects treated of in the ' HELIQTJLE AQTJITANIOE.' 

 To his willing and clever pencil also we owe many original sketches, besides 

 copies of useful illustrations. 



In bringing together and arranging the varied materials supplied by friends 

 at home and abroad, desirous of making the ' E-ELIQULS; AQTJITANIC^E ' thoroughly 



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useful in Archaeology and Anthropology, the directing counsels of Mr. A. W. 

 FRANKS, F.R.S., have been constant and efficient, like his courtesy and great 

 knowledge. The revision of the proofs, also, has profited not only by his care, 

 but by the experience and accuracy of our friend Mr. JOHN EVANS, F.R.S. 



Lastly it must be noticed that the resolution of Mr. HENRY CHRISTY'S EXE- 

 CUTORS, " desirous of fully carrying out the last wishes of their Brother, to give 

 every assistance in producing the Book in the style he contemplated, ".has been 

 amply and generously fulfilled ; and we believe the hope, formerly expressed, has 

 also been fulfilled, namely, that, supported by the goodwill and aid of friends, 

 this useful work, though not so largely comprehensive as was once intended, 

 will be a fit and lasting memorial of him whose Energy, Liberality, and Love of 

 Science originated its design, collected its materials, and furnished the means for 

 its completion. 



T. RUPERT JONES, September 7th, 1875. 



