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picks). The brow-tine has become much worn and broken. The _ implement 

 has been smoothed at the handle-end. The most pronounced indication of wear 

 is seen at the back of the beam caused by hammering, w-hich has reduced 

 the thickness of the antler considerably in this position, and removed the burr. 

 Total length 470 mm. (ISi in.). 



Found in the mixed silting close to the causeway in the N.W. part of the 

 cutting, depth 8'3 ft. below the brink of the fosse. 



196. Part of a pick formed from a shed antler. The bez-tine remains as a 

 fairly long stump ; the brow-tine is broken but still bears traces of human 

 work. The back of the head of the pick and the burr bear clear evidence of 

 hammering. Length 344 mm. (13^ in.). 



Found in the mixed silting and rubble in the W. part of the cutting, depth 

 9'8 ft. below the brink of the fosse on the E. side of the causeway. 



208. Pick damaged at the handle-end, having the bez- and trez-tines reduced 

 to stumps, and the brow-tine broken off. This pick was formed from a large 

 antler of a slain deer. Its most interesting feature is the large cavity at the 

 back of the beam and head, the result of considerable wear from hammering. 

 Length 394 mm. (15^ in.). 



Found near the W. end of the cutting in the chalk-rubble, depth 12'8 ft. 

 below the brink of the fosse on the E. side of the causeway. 



209. Base of a large antler of a slain deer, with pedicle 3 in. in length. The 

 burr is much worn down and the bez-tine is indicated merely by a stump. A 

 good part of the brow-tine remains, but it has been broken. 



Found in the N. half of the cutting in the chalk-rubble, depth 17 ft. below 

 the brink of the fosse on the E. side of the causeway. 



215. Shed antler, with the brow-, bez-, and trez-tines complete ; the crown of 

 the antler is missing. It bears no signs of human work. 



Found in the middle of the cutting in the lower part of the mixed silting 

 (yellowish-brown mould and chalk), depth 8*7 ft. below the surface of the 

 silting. 



216. Part of a pick consisting of the beam of an antler, the trez-tine 

 i-educed to a stump. The burr, brow-, and bez-tines broken off. At the back 

 of the beam there are traces of a depression, the result of hammering. 



Found in the chalk-rubble in the N.W. quarter of the cutting close to the 

 end-wall of the fosse, at a depth of 22 ft. below the brink. 



218. Crown of an antler, one of the three points missing, the other two 

 somewhat worn down and broken at the tips. It has the appearance of having 

 been used as a rake. 



Found in the chalk-rubble in the N. half of the cutting, depth 18 ft. below 

 the brink of the fosse on the E. side of the causeway. 



219. Pick, almost complete, formed from a small shed antler having two tines, 

 the upper one reduced to a stump and bearing slight traces of fire. The brow- 

 tine has been considerably worn down by picking. The back of the burr has 

 been broken off. Length 489 mm. (19^ in.). 



Found in the chalk-rubble in the S. half of the cutting, depth 24-5 ft. below 

 the brink of the W. end of the fosse. 



224. Part of a pick consisting of the beam with the trez-tine remaining as a 

 stump. The back of the beam is much worn by hammering. 



Found in the chalk-rubble in the S. half of the cutting, depth 25 ft. below 

 the brink at the W. end of the fosse. 



226. Pick, much damaged, consisting of a shed antler with brow-tine broken 

 off ; the bez- and trez-tines reduced to stumps, the latter bearing indications of 

 fire. The back of the beam and head of the pick bear distinct evidence of its 

 use also as a hammer. 



Found in the chalk-rubble at the W. end of the cutting, 25 ft. below the 

 brink. 



227. Pick, almost complete (shed antler), the brow-tine reduced in length 

 by wea" and fracture ; the bez- and trez-tines reduced to stumps ; the latter and 

 the handle-end are blackened in parts by the action of fire. There is evidence 

 at the back of the head that the implement was also used as a hammer. Length 

 500 mm. (19f in.); circumference of the beam 159 mm. 



Found in the N. half of the cutting on the bottom of the fosse, against 

 the end-'wall and 29-5 ft. below the brink. 



