184 EARLY MAN IN BRITAIN. [CHAP.VII. 



had been protected, while the other was worn away 



FIG. 49. Flint Borer, Breccia, 

 Robin Hood Cave, y. 



FIGS. 50, 51. Worn Flakes, Breccia, 

 Robin Hood Cave, $. 



by use (Fig. 52), as is the case with some of those 

 dredged up from the bottom of the Swiss lakes, {still 



f- 



FIG. 52. Worn Flake, Cave-earth, Church Hole, |. 



remaining in their handlesy A fragment of bone, 

 ornamented with the chevron pattern, as well as a bone 

 awl, were also found. 



The most important discovery, however, made at this 

 horizon is that of a small fragment of rib, with its 

 polished surface ornamented with the incised figure of a 

 horse (Fig. 53) ; the head, with its eyes, mouth, and 

 nostrils, is admirably drawn, and a series of fine oblique 

 lines stopping at the bend of the back, proves that the 

 animal was hog-maned. It is the first instance of the 



