ON KENT S CAVERNj DEVONSHIRE. 5 



Cave-earth, and, as it was necessary to excavate to the depth of 5 feet*, a 

 total of 390 separate " foot-levels." The following Table shows the distri- 

 bution of the teeth of the different kinds of animals in the various " Paral- 

 lels" and " Levels." 



By way of explanation, it may be stated that teeth of Hyaena, for exam- 

 ple, were found in 71 of the 78 "parallels," at aU "levels," and in 188 

 "foot-levels," or very nearly one half of the total number; and so on for the 

 other kinds of animals. 



A glance at the Table shows that, in the case of the most prevalent 

 animals — Hyaena, Horse, and Khinoceros — their teeth were most frequently 

 met with (not necessarily met with in greatest numbers) in the second 

 " foot- level," below which they were less and less frequent as the level was 

 lower ; that the Badger was most frequently met with in the uppermost 

 " foot-level," and never found below the third ; that teeth of Lion were not 

 found in the uppermost " level," and occurred most frequently in the third; 

 that those of Wolf did not present themselves in the lowest or fifth " foot- 

 level ; " that Bat and Babbit were restricted to the uppermost " level," the 

 former to one " parallel " and the latter to two ; and that the Hyaena had 

 the widest distribution, both as regards " parallels" and "levels." 



Twelve Flint flakes and chips were found in the Second Beach of the 

 Passage — 3 in the first or uppermost " foot-level," 3 in the second, 3 in the 

 third, and 4 in the fourth ; there were none in the Pirst Beach, or in the 

 lateral branches. Compared with the fine specimens met with in previous 

 years in other parts of the Cavern, they are perhaps of but little value. 

 Some of them are rather chert than flint, and with one exception (No. 3554) 

 — a weU-designed but roughly finished lanceolate implement — they are all 

 of the prevalent white colour. 



In the Second Beach there was also found a lance-shaped bone tool 

 (No. 3428), 2-7 inches long, 1-1 inch broad at the butt end, flat on one face and 

 uniformly convex on the other, reduced to a thin edge all round the margin 

 except at the butt end, where it was cut off sharply but somewhat obliquely, 

 tapering gradually to a rounded point, and '4 inch in greatest thickness. In 

 short, it closely resembled in form and size many of the lanceolate flint im- 

 plements of the Cavern series, with the single exception that it was not cari- 

 nated on the convex face. It was found on October 5th, 1870, in the first 

 "foot-level" of Cave- earth, lying with 6 teeth of Hyaena, 1 of Bhinoceros, 



* In two or three " Parallels " it was requisite to go to the depth of 6 feet, in order to 

 pass under the " Curtain" of limestone mentioned above. 



