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half nearest the point becomes two-sided, and it ends in a very narrow 

 cutting edge. No. 74 was found in the Bann,.and is triangular till within 

 1'^ inch of the point when it becomes two-sided, and ends in a sharp cutting 

 edge formed of two facets slightly broader than those in the last example. 

 No. 75 was found on the shores of the Bann nearly opposite to Ballymoney. 

 It is 6 inches long and 5 inches in circumference at the butt ; it is dressed 

 from two sides, and a section through it at the centre would be almost quad- 

 rangular. It ends in a cutting edge formed by the intersection of two facets 

 as in the two previous examples. The majority of the specimens of this kind 

 are like Palaeolithic implements that had been pulled out, thus gaining in 

 length and losing in breadth. All the three specimens last described- show 

 more or less of the old crust of the nodule from which they were formed. 

 There are also, as among Palaeolithic implements, specimens with an edge all 

 round, but in this case also longer and narrower than the more ancient 

 implements. I show in No. 76 a very fine, longish-oval specimen from 

 Culbane, which has stdl the diatomaceous clay adhering to its chipped surface. 

 It is 1\ inches long and 2f inches broad in the centre, from which it gradually 

 narrows towards the ends, terminating in narrow cutting edges, which show 

 plainly that these edges were formed in each case by the intersection of two 

 facets, but the edges are now somewhat blunted or chipped. The side edges are 

 sharp and in the same plane. The tiiut composing the implement is reddish- 

 brown. No. 78 is also an implement that has an edge all round, and the two 

 side edges are in the same plane. It has a cutting edge formed by the inter- 

 section of two facets at each end, that on the thickest end of the implement 

 being the broadest. It was found like No. 74 near the Bann, opposite to Bally- 

 money, and is 7|- inches long by 2\ inches broad at the thickest part. I.t is 

 formed of brownish-coloured flint. No. 77 is also a very symmetrical imple- 

 ment, with two edges all round running in the same plane. At one end I see 

 indications of an edge of the same kind as that on the last two specimens, and 

 there was likely a similar cutting edge on both ends, but one end is now a 

 good deal knocked or hammered, and it cannot certainly be decided whether 

 it had an edge or not. It was found in the Bann at Ooleraine, and is now 

 patinated a yellowish-brown colour. 



A few examples of ilint implements with points at the smaller ends and- 

 without cutting edges are shown in figs. 79 to 84. No. 80 is a very fine and 

 typical example of the pick-like implements. It is carefully though coarsely 

 made, and is quite triangular in section. It resembles No. 74, only that 

 the one has been made with a point and the other with a cutting edge. It- 

 was found at Lough Tammin, about two miles up the slope of the valley 

 opposite Portglenone. It is 6| inches long and 5f inches in circumference 



