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piece of wood or bone to strengthen their back, and give a handle to the work- 

 man, as in a small Spokeshave. Compare figures 9 and 10, in A. Plate II. 

 From Laugerie Basse. 



Fig. 7. A fragment of a well-worked implement of whitish, opaque, granular flint. 

 The edges of this portion (probably from near the point of the weapon) are 

 deeply and broadly notched with careful chipping. See also fig. 5. 

 From Laugerie Haute. 



Fig. 8. An imperfect spatulate Scraper* of yellow flint, similar to such as have 

 been already described and figured (page 25, A. Plate VII. fig. 13 ; and pages 

 83 and 84, A. Plate XIX. figs. 4-7). 

 From the Gorge d'Enfer. 



Fig. 9. An irregularly ovate implement (perhaps a rough Javelin-head), boldly 

 chipped on both faces, and bearing a continuous and flexuous cutting edge all 

 round, which, however, is less trenchant at the narrow end or butt. "Weathered 

 white. This implement is ruder and smaller than that shown in A. Plate XXI. 

 fig. 5 (from Laugerie Haute, p. 106), but exhibits the same style of workmanship. 

 From Badegoule. 



Fig. 10. A dressed piece of flint flake, light-brown within, whitened externally by 

 weathering, and retaining some of the cave-earth here and there on its surface. It 

 is a kind of Knife. One of the edges of the flake has been broken away along an 



Fig. 24. 



Stone Knife, hafted with fur and cord. From Australia. (Half natural size.) 



irregular line ; and this rough edge constitutes Ihe back of the Knife ; the other 

 edge, trimmed round towards the point (downwards in the figure), is the blade. 

 From Badegoule. 



* The dotted lines in the figure are doubtless too long for the rapid curve of the perfect instrument. 



