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4m. ahead of that in Locus W for the greater part of the time. As animal 
bones had ceased to appear against the S.W. rock wall, I decided to cut out 
this part of the excavation ; a platform 4 m. in width was therefore left 
in place against the rock wall from 8:65 m. below datum downwards. The 
remaining area was then excavated to 10 m. below datum, when it became 
apparent that even this reduced scheme was too ambitious. A second 
platform 4:75 m. in width was therefore cut, and work on the reduced 
strip of Locus W was carried to 12:60 m. below datum, after which it was 
amalgamated with the main part of the excavation under the label Locus OW. 
“The surface of Layer F (Upper Acheulean) was reached at 9:30 m. 
below datum on the extreme outer edge of Locus W, but it plunged steeply 
to 12 m. below datum on the inner side. 
* Locus N.—The excavation of the N.W. slope of the terrace so as to 
bring it to the same depth as the 1933 trench occupied five weeks. Layers 
C and D were found to be comparatively thin in this area, and only a small 
amount of material was obtained from them. In Layer Ea flints were less 
abundant than in other Loci, but some good animal bones were obtained. 
When the level of the 1933 trench was reached at 6:40 m. below datum in 
the upper part of Layer Eb, work was extended so as to include the area of 
this trench. In 1933 a large sounding had been made in the floor of the 
excavation (6:40 m. below datum to bed-rock) ; this was Sounding Q, and 
the area now remaining to be excavated lay on three sides of this, the 
fourth (S.E.) side being left to form the base of the great control section 
in the inner chamber of the cave. ‘The area lying round three sides of 
Sounding Q was labelled Locus QQ, and was excavated concurrently with 
Locus N. 
“In Locus N, Layer F (Upper Acheulean) was reached at 9 m. below 
datum. Some good hand-axes were found, and although larger bones 
were rare, a large number of small bones (rodents, birds, etc.) were collected, 
and Miss Bate thinks these may give interesting results. 
* At 10:90 m. below datum the excavation of Locus N was brought to an 
end, as a massive buttress projecting from the N.E. rock wall, which 
gradually spread outward as the trench grew deeper, now ran right across 
the excavation, forming a barrier of rock between Locus N and Locus OQ. 
The material obtained from Locus N at this level was very sparse, and 
its continued excavation would have made access to Locus QQ very 
difficult. 
“Locus QQ.—As I have already said, Locus QQ was excavated con- 
currently with Locus N. ‘The material obtained from it closely resembled 
that obtained from Sounding Q last year. The most notable find was a 
human molar, which lay close to the N.W. rock wall in the upper part of 
Eb, at 6-50 m. below datum. With the exception of birds and rodents, 
animal bones were much more sparse than in Locus W. : 
“The surface of Layer F (Upper Acheulean) was reached at 9 m. below 
datum on the NE. side of the area, but on the N.W. and S.W. sides the base 
of Ed showed the beginning of a deep plunge to the S.W. 
‘Layer G (Tayacian) was reached at 10:60 m. below datum on the N.E. 
__ side, but it sloped steeply away totheS.W. Itrested immediately on bed-rock, 
_ which in its turn sloped so steeply that one could not definitely say that the 
floor of the cave had been reached at any point. Flints were very sparse 
2 Layer G, and show exceedingly poor workmanship. No bones were 
found. 
* At 12:60 m. below datum Locus QO and the remaining strip of Locus W 
_ Were amalgamated as Locus OW, and worked as a single area. 
“Locus QW.—The steep slope of the rock and its overlying deposits 
