224 PROF. T. M’KENNY HUGHES, M.A. 
found accompanied by other circumstances excluding the proba- 
bility of other agency than that of man, it would be very rash to 
rely upon them in support of the antiquity of the human race. 
Mr. N. Wuittey, C.E., writes :— 
As an illustration of the need of caution, I may mention that the 
late Dr. Falconer was of opinion that the high antiquity of man was 
indicated by an artificial incision on part of a reindeer’s horn found 
in Brixham Cavern. But Mr. Busk, after examining the evidence, 
came to the conclusion that it was an accidental impression on 
the rib of a bear.—Zrans. of Roy. Society, vol. clxiii. p. 564 
