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broken off ; a triangular arrow-head with rounded base, with 

 the point broken off, now 1^ inch in length; and, lastly, the 

 base portion of a small deep hollow-based and lop-sided arrow- 

 head. (5) From Earlston there are nineteen arrow-heads of 

 various forms, several of which are imperfect. Four of these 

 are of green chert, and one, which is leaf- shaped, is of pitch- 

 stone; one with barbs and centre stem, 1^ inch in length, has 

 an intentionally formed notch on the outer side, at the point 

 where the barb joins the body of the implement, probably 

 for additional security in fastening. A fine specimen from 

 this locality is shown in fig. 3. (6) From Bowerhouse, Lauder, 

 there are two stemmed arrow-heads, and 

 part of a specimen of leaf shape. One of 

 the stemmed specimens, If inch in length, 

 is of the type of Evans, fig. 302 ; and the 

 other, which is ^f inch in length, is of 

 the same form as fig. 18 from Philiphaugh. 

 (7) Two arrow-heads of triangular type, 

 with barbs and centre stem, one imperfect, 

 both found at Longcroft. 



Miscellaneous. — (1) Implement, in form of _,. - _,.", . 



, , , , Fig. 3. Flint Arrow- 



a gun-flint, U by IJ inch, with a well- H^ad found at 

 formed scraping edge at one of the narrower Earlston {{.) 



ends, found at Mosshouses, Earlston. (2) 



Scraper of black flint, 2 inches in length, curved longitudinally, 

 round at the scraping end and acutely pointed at the other, 

 worked all round the sides, found at Bowerhouse, Lauder. 

 (3) Small scraper of grey flint, f by | inch, plano-convex in 

 section, worked continuously round the edge, found at Moss- 

 houses, Earlston. (4) Nineteen scrapers from Earlston, two 

 of which are spoon-shaped. (5) Six scrapers from Clackmae, 

 Earlston, one of which is of duck-bill form. 



Sione Implements with indented hollows. — (1) Water- worn 

 pebble of hard micaceous sandstone, irregular circular in form, 

 4J inches in diameter, with a pecked hollow on one face, 2| 

 inches in diameter and f inch in depth, found near Earlston. 

 (2) Circular water-worn pebble of quartzite, 3 inches in 

 diameter, with deep, conical, pecked hollow on each face, 1 

 inch in diameter, as if intended for a socket-stone, found at 



