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rou.iih].v wliittldl IviiottN i.i((( of spiiiK and iiistt id ol i knob h is a 

 thick tlaiui on tli( lowd sid, ottlii butt I Ik I ishiii^ is ot toiii t( ( n ol 

 tlltccii tiiiiis ol s( illwin, 111(1 k( \((1 iipoii ( i( h Sl.l, In 1 loiuhh split 

 stick thiiist 111 1,11(1(1 tli( h( 1(1 lu d No viM(.[10-ts] This IS pe. Ill 

 iar in luiMU),' th. h ift not itt i. h. d it oi ih n tin iiiiddl. .it th. laid, 

 but atoneend, -will, hisshouhh i. d to u ( ( i\ ( it liu h itt is ol tlu (om 

 mou pattern and itt i. lit .1 as iisu il tin 1 ishin^, bt iiij, made ol \ ti> stout 



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sinew braid. The head is a section of a small i ib (i inches long. Fig. 32, 

 No. 89845 [1049] : This is ma.le in one piece, aii.l roughly carve.l with 

 broad cuts from a piece of \vlial.'"s jaw. The grooves and holes in the 

 bone are the natural canals of blood ves.sels. All these mauls are bat- 

 tered on the, striking face, showing that they liave been used. 



At the first glance it seems as if we ha.l here a series illustrating the 

 development of the stone haiiimcr. Fig. ol would be the fii'st form, while 



