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NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



PIGMY FLINTS. 

 In a recent issue of the ' Field Naturalists' Quarterly,' 

 Mr. A. E. Johnson, in an interesting paper entitled ' Rambles on 

 the Lincolnshire Wold,' once again brings up the question of the 

 ' tiny relics of the Stone Age,' which ' have proved a stumbling- 

 block to scientists.' These are the so-called 'pigmy flints,' minute 

 flakes which occur in quantities ' too great to be classed merely 

 as workshop debris.' Implements they possibly may be, but 

 they are certainly no proof whatever of ' Pigmy man,' and there 

 is no justification for any ' Pigmy man Age ' ! Those who 



Pigmy Implements from Scunthorpe. 



have paid particular attention to the relics of the past have 

 not yet found the slightest trace of a pigmy race, and so far not 

 a single bone of a pigmy man is on record. So far, therefore, 

 there is no more evidence of a prehistoric pigmy race in England 

 than there would be to some future archaeologist who found 

 a few pins and match-stalks in a twentieth century rubbish heap. 

 We are indebted to the Editor of ' Field Naturalists' Quarterly ' 

 for the loan of the block. 



PUBLICATIONS OF SOCIETIES 

 We should like to take the opportunity of urging upon the 

 Editors of Transactions and Proceedings of local field clubs the 



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