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was, as usual, great diversity in the material as well as in the 

 objects themselves. Some had been made from beach pebbles, 

 whilst much of the raw material had been obtained direct from 

 the Chalk. That the implements had been made on the spot was 

 evident from the abundance of waste flakes, whilst in one spot a 

 number of flakes, which from their peculiar staining had obviously 

 been struck from the same block, occurred close together. 

 Scrapers were common, sometimes carefully made, whilst in others 

 a badly struck flake had been utilized. Side scrapers were scarce. 

 Hammer-stones of flint and of diorite were noted, as well as many 

 burnt flints. With regard to food refuse, bones of Ox and Pig in 

 a fragmentary condition were not uncommon, whilst many bird 

 bones were found. Several Frog bones were picked up also from 

 the surface, and it would be interesting if it could be shewn that 

 these are contemporary. Shells of the usual edible Mollusca 

 were abundant, and a few shells of Purpura lapillus were also 

 noted ; but these latter were not broken for the extraction of dye, 

 a feature which is so characteristic of many of the Donegal 

 Middens and those at Harlyn Bay, Cornwall. It is not improbable 

 that Helix nemoralis and H. aspersa had also been used as food. 



Several of the marked flints shewed clear evidence of " two 

 age" working, the older flakings being weathered white, whilst 

 the later work shewed the natural blackish colour of the flint, but 

 unfortunately the true position in the deposit of these re-worked 

 flints could not be found. Several flakes of the " raised beach " 

 type were also collected, and it is not improbable that they may 

 occur abundantly on the raised beach platform which underlies 

 the midden. 



In a gravel-pit near the mouth of the River Bush flint flakes 

 occurred at the base of the overlying blown sands, but no 

 implements or midden refuse were noted. Mr. A. W. Stelfox 

 informed us that some years ago two human skeletons were found 

 in this pit, but unfortunately these have been lost to science. 



a s. K. 



