DESCRIPTIONS OP THE PLATES STONE IMPLEMENTS. 3 



A. PLATE II. 



This Plate illustrates a series of " flakes " of Flint, mostly of small size, and 

 many of which have sharp points for piercing or fine-cutting. They all show 

 more or less the discoloration and glazing due to the action of water and the 

 atmosphere. 



Laugerie Basse. 



Fig. 1. Very small, flattish, slightly arched, sharp at the point and edges. Dark- 

 coloured flint. 

 Laugerie Basse. 



Fig. 2. Small, long, slightly curved, irregularly triangular; apparently notched 

 by use on one edge at the lower end of the figure. Dark flint. 

 Laugerie Basse. 



Fig. 3. Honey-coloured > slightly arched in form, small in size, with an unusual 

 number of minute regular facets on the outer surface. 

 Laugerie Basse. 



Fig. 4. Brown ; similar to the last, but not so perfect, the bulb-end having been 

 broken off. 

 Laugerie Basse. 



Fig. 5. Dark-coloured; one-sided, with oblique fracture of detachment; tapered 

 to a fine point, with sharp edges. 

 Laugerie Basse. 



Fig. 6. Grey ; thin, narrow, and delicate in form, nearly flat ; suddenly curving 

 at extremity. 

 Laugerie Basse. 



Fig. 7. Grey, thick, three-faced, arched ; possibly used as a drill. 

 Laugerie Basse. 



Fig. 8. Yellow ; straight, three-faced, bayonet-like ; broken at the ends. 

 Les Eyzies. 



Fig. 9. Small, delicate, white (surface-changed), slightly arched ; the straighter 

 edge minutely chipped. 

 Laugerie Basse. 



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