OF THE CAVES OF CRESWELL CRAGS. 



605 



The group of implements from the upper strata is, on the whole, 

 of the same general type as that of the Robin-Hood Cave, although 

 no fragments of the elaborately chipped " lance-heads " of the " type 

 de Solutre " were discovered, nor any implements of the St.-Acheul 

 or Moustier forms. 



The remains of the associated animals, as compared with those of 

 the Robin -Hood Cave, present no points of difference which are 

 worthy of special notice. 



C. Remains of Historic Age. 



The works of art and the remains of the animals in the superfi- 

 cial stratum at the entrance, and above the stalagmite in the cave, 

 are of the same general order as those which have been mentioned 

 from the Robin-Hood Cave ; but no fragments of prehistoric pottery 

 were met with. They consist of the following : — 



1. A large, plain, harp-shaped fibula of bronze, quite perfect, found 

 at the entrance. 



2. A bone awl. 



3. A square polished bone, like a die cut in half, ornamented 

 with circles on all sides but one. 



4. Numerous fragments of grey lathe-turned Romano-British 

 ware. 



5. A fragment of a whetstone. 



6. A black flint strike- a-light. 



7. A calcaneum of an adult, and three vertebras of a child. The 

 first of these was found outside the entrance, associated with 

 the bronze brooch above mentioned and a fragment of coarse pot- 

 tery. Close by were burnt stones and charcoal, and fragments of 

 broken and cut bones, which proved the position of the hearths 

 during the time of the Romano-British occupation of the cave. 



A fragment of glazed mediaeval (?) ware and a silver coin, which 

 Mr. Evans has been kind enough to identify as probably of Henry 1st, 

 demand no further notice. 



The following animals occurred in the superficial deposit above 

 the stalagmite : — 



Wild Cat(F. catus) 



Marten (Mustela martes) 



Meles taxus 



Dog (Canis familiaris) ... 



Fox ( Canis vulpes) 



Stag ( Cervus elaphus) 



Shorthorn (Bos longifrons) 



Sheep or Goat 



Horse (Equus caballus) . . . 



Hog 



Hare and Rabbit 



Jaws. 



2 



20+ 



Teeth. 



Bones. 



1 



2 

 3 



2 



3 

 14 

 50 



1 



3 

 100+ 



Total. 



4 



4 

 5 



4 

 17 

 56 



4 



8 

 120+ 



