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Exploration of the Palcsolithic Site known as La Cotte de St. Brelade, 

 ■ Jersey. — Report of the Committee (Dr. E. E. Marett, Chairman ; 

 Mr. G. P. B. DE Grucht, Secretary; Dr. C. Andrews, Professor 

 A. Keith, Mr. H. Balfour, and Colonel E. G.4RDNer Warton). 



During August and September 1919 and again in April 1920 excavation was 

 continued; mostly by the aid of amateur labour, as funds were low. A trench 

 was driven along the W. wall of the cave some 10 ft. below the bottom of the 

 palaeolithic floor. Nothing, however, came to light here except a curious peaty 

 deposit in two layers, each about a foot thick, and separated by a stratum of 

 sandy clay; nor was bedrock anywhere reached. On the other hand, just out- 

 side the cave-entrance a sloping platform was discovered where flint-knapping 

 must once have been energetically carried on, as was proved by the presence of 

 nearly 1,000 flint fragments, including a few well-finished instruments. Here, 

 among other bone, a tooth of the cave bear (TJrsus spelceus) was found. 

 Strangely enough, this species had not hitherto been reported from this site. 

 At a higher level in the ravine adjoining the cave-entrance is a rodent-bed, 

 differing slightly in its composition from the rodent-bed within the cave. This 

 year's collection consists, according to Mr. Hinton's analysis, of two species 

 only, viz., Dicrostonyx henseli 85.3 per cent., and Microt'us anglicus 14.7 per 

 cent. Associated with this bed was a bone determined by Dr. Andrews as 

 undoubtedly belonging to the Great Auk {Alca impennis). This also is a new 

 record for the cave, and it is interesting' to find Chis species so far South. 



The Distribution of Bronze Age Implements. — Interim Report of tlie 

 Committee (Professor J. L. Mtres, Chairman; Mr. Harold 

 Peake, Secretary; Dr. G. A. Auden, Mr. H. Balfour, Mr. 

 L. H. D. Buxton, Mr. 0. G. S. Crawford, Sir W. Boyd 

 Dawkins, Professor H. J. Fleure, Mr. G. A. Garfitt, Dr. E. E. 

 Marett, Sir C. H. Eead, and Sir W. Eidgewat). 



The Committee was first appointed in 1913, and decided that before any con- 

 elusions could be drawn as to the Distribution of Bronze Age Implements 

 it was necessary to compile an illustrated card catalogue of all the metal objects 

 of the Bronze Age found in the British Isles. This task was begun in July 

 1914, but during the war it was not possible to progress rapidly with the work. 



The Committee has had throughout the assistance of Dr. H. S. Harrison, 

 repre.«enting the Royal Anthropological Institute ; Lord Abercromby, represent- 

 ing the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland ; and Mr. E. C. R. Armstrong, repre- 

 senting the Royal Irish Academy. 



The method employed is to make full-size drawings of the objects, with one 

 or two sections, on thin paper, and to note full particulars as to the discovery 

 and subsequent history of each object, references to published accounts, as well 

 as its dimensions, weight, condition, and associations ; these particulars were 

 then transferred to cards, 10 in. by 7 in., by the secretary. During the years 

 of war a number of such drawings' were made by voluntary helpers, and about 

 a thousand cards were completed. 



It was decided in 1919 that if the work was to progress more rapidlv the 

 Committee would require the assistance of paid workers. The Association made 

 a grant of 100^., with permission to raise additional funds in its name. No 

 general appeal has yet been made for funds, but the money received to date 

 has been : 



British Association . 

 Robert Mond, Esq. . 

 G. A. Garfitt, Esq. . 

 Mrs. Hookham 

 Royal Irish Academy 



£100 



50 10 

 £150 10 



The thanks of the Committee are due to these helpers for their support. 



