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lairs farther in the cave. Apparently the “ floor’’ was then composed of 
large rock fallen from the roof and walls, at all angles, and this could account 
for some of the bones having disappeared between the crevices, and thus 
escaping the jaws of the hyzenas. 
‘Very few bones exhibited any trace of being water-rolled, but most 
were covered with a rough earthy stalagmitic coating, and others had been 
smashed by rock falls, whilst a great many were much disintegrated. Only 
two or three coprolites have been met with this season, and very few have 
been found in the “‘ Vestibule”’ hitherto. 
“The presence of man contemporary with the animals has been indicated 
by ten implements, flint chips and a small piece of bone curiously bored. 
These were distributed at various levels from a depth of 11 to 14 ft. below 
the datum line of the original stalagmitic floor. A fine ovate chert axe of 
Mousterian aspect was secured at the 14-ft. level, and at 12 ft. 6 ins. a 
quartzite pounder was dug up. ‘The other flint implements and chips, at 
various levels, are probably of the Aurignacian culture. Amongst the 
unusually fine specimens excavated during the season may be mentioned 
the tibia of an Irish deer, which is believed to be the largest bone ever found 
in the Cavern, a radius, a very long rib of a rhinoceros, a well-preserved 
tooth of a mammoth, and the whole of the incisors of a horse. 
“ F. BEYNON, ARTHUR H. OGILVIE.’ 
The Committee desires to be reappointed, with a further grant. None 
of the ground excavated this season has been filled in again, and next season 
it will be possible to go deeper ; skilled quarrymen will be required, and 
expenses will be heavier than heretofore. 
CAVE DEPOSITS ON MT. CARMEL. 
Report of Committee to carry out the Excavation of Paleolithic Cave 
Deposits on Mt. Carmel, Palestine (Prof. J. L. Myress, O.B.E., F.B.A., 
Chairman; Mr. M. C. Burkitt, Secretary; Miss G. CaTon- 
TuHompson, Miss D. A. E. Garrop). 
THE Committee has received the following report from Miss D. A. E. 
Garrod, who has been in charge of this excavation throughout : 
Wapy Mucuara ExpEpITION. 
‘The 1934 season lasted from March 28 till August 29, excavation being 
carried on continuously during this time in the cave known as the Tabun 
( Oven ’’). 
“The members of the staff were as follows: Miss D. A. E. Garrod ; 
Miss A. H. Fuller (representing the American Society for Prehistoric 
Research), Assistant Excavator ; Miss J. Crowfoot (in charge of records) ; 
Miss E. Dyott (camp manager). Miss Fuller was obliged to leave early in 
July, and her place was to have been filled by Mrs. Waddington. Mrs. 
Waddington, however, went down with malaria after three days’ work and 
was not able to rejoin us. ‘The last seven weeks of the season were therefore 
short-handed. 
_ ‘Miss D. M. Bate, of the British Museum (Natural History), spent three 
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