BY FRITZ NOETLING, M.A., PH.D., ETC. 7 



right edge is well chipped all along. The indical face, 

 though' not quite so smooth as the former, is well 

 chipped along the concave edge. The junction of the 

 two chipped edges forms a rather sharp point, but again 

 the chipping of both faces fails to join. 



PI. ILL, fig. I, a specimen from Maryvale, measures 

 57 X 57 mm.; its greatest thickness does not exceed 14 

 mm.; its weight is 1,032 grs. (21 1-3 ounces). The 

 general shape is nearly rlhombical ; two sides (the butt 

 and opposite end) being nearly straight, the other two 

 sides concave. The pollical face is very smooth and 

 fiat, the wrinkles of percussion being just visible. If we 

 take the butt as the upper end (i) the right edge is well 

 chipped, and deeply concave on the pollical face. The 

 indical face is almost as flat as the former, but three 

 edges are chipped — the butt edge, Avhich has been par- 

 ticularly carefully trimmed, and the right lateral edge,, 

 which is again deeply concave. 



PL III., fig. 2, a specimen from Shene, measures 71 

 mm. in length, and, though its greatest breadth is 44 

 mm., for the greater part of its length it is under 35 mm. 

 The thickness does not exceed 9 mm., and the weight is 

 520 grs. (i 1-5 ounces). The general shape is elongated, 

 broader at the butt end, one of the lateral edges 

 straight (or even slightly convex), the other slightly 

 concave. According to its shape, it seems well suitable 

 for a knife or a scraper. The pollical face is flat and 

 smooth, the wrinkles of percussion are slightly marked. 

 Its left edge is concave, and well chipped along its 

 whole length. The indical face is fairly smooth, but 

 there are few longitudinal ridges as the result of flaking. 

 The left edge very carefully trimmed. 



PI. III., fig. 3, a specimen from the moutih of the 

 Coal River, is somewhat similar in shape to the former. 

 It measures 58 mm. in length, and has an average 

 breadth of 28 mm., though at one part it reaches 37 mm. 

 The thickness is 9 mm., and its weight 365 gTs. Its 

 shape is elongated, straight at the butt end, rounded off 

 at the opposite end. One lateral edge is s'traight, the 



(i) I always place the specimens in such a way that the butt 

 end represents the upper end, because it is certain that, having 

 received the blow, it was nearest to the workman — that is to 

 say, uppermost in its original position at the parent block. 



