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towards the ridge-face, and the point is formed by dressing in the same 

 direction. The point iu Xo. 22 is more slender than that of No. 21, and shows 

 finer dressing, which is directed towards both faces. It was found at Culbane, 

 In No. 23 the sides of the flake have been dressed off from base to point on the 

 one side towards the ridge-face, and on the other towards the bulb-face. It 

 was found at Culbane. The number of flint tools from the si2e of No. 23 

 to somewhat similar objects about an inch or less in length is very considerable, 

 aU made much in the same way by chipping off the sides of the flake. No. 20 

 shows two -siews of a stout flake ha%dng the dressing entirely on the bulb- 

 face. It is a stout implement formed by very coarse dressing, and may have 

 been used in boring, or perhaps in pointing a spear. It was foimd at Port- 

 glenone. Examples of this kind are not rare. I show in Plate XIII, Xos. 31 to 

 41, a number of small flakes dressed along one or both edges, forming imple- 

 ments supposed to be borer's or knives. No. 34 is stout of its kind, dressed on 

 both sides towards the ridge-face, but irregularly, so that the dressed sides 

 appear imeven or lumpy. It has been in contact with the diatomaceous clay at 

 Culbane, as that material is still adhering to the hollows of the dressed parts. 

 No. 35 was found at Gortgole, and is also dressed on both sides towards the 

 ridge face, but the dressing is of a more regular kind than that of the last 

 specimens. No. 32 comes from the Bann near Portglenone. It is dre.ssed on 

 both sides towards the ridge-face, and has a fine point. Xo. 39 is from Glenone 

 (on the Co. Derry side of the river, opposite Portglenone), a place which 

 has supplied a considerable number of the small borei-s. It is dressed on the 

 right side towards the ridge-face, and on the left side towards the bulb-face. 

 No. 33 is from Mount Sandal near Coleraine, and is dressed straight across the 

 flake on the left side, so that that side shows a thick back, wliile the other side 

 is more of an edge, though slightly di-essed. At the point the part described 

 as an edge is bluuted or roimded by dressing or use. No. 31 is a very fine and 

 thiu implement, dressed along the sides towards both faces. It has 

 originally been a ^ery narrow pointed flake, and has a very fine and 

 sharp point. If dehcately used it could bore holes in fine skin or leather. 

 Both sides of No. 40 are finely dressed towards the ridge-face, but on the bulb- 

 face only the left side is dressed. No. 37 is slender, and has a shai-p point. It 

 comes from Glenone. No. 41 is like No. 33, di-essed on one side to show a 

 tnick back, while the other side is sharp and knife-like, but either irregiUarly 

 dressed or injured by use. The shoulder to the left of the top end, taken in 

 connexion with its size, shows it to be similar to the pygmy implements 

 found iu various coimtries, and latterly in gi-eat abundance by Eev. E. A. Gatty 

 at Scunthorpe iu England. It was found at Glenone. No. 36 shows the 

 ridge of the small flake from which it was made close to the right side of the 



