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and about sixteen of various coloured chert, have been counted 

 from Allendale. 



4. Scrapers. This class of implements is fairly represented 

 in the find. The examples are mostly of the ordinary types, 

 answering, in their general features, to the classification adopted 

 by Mr. Evans. They may be described as '^ circular," the 

 '* horseshoe-shaped," the ''duck-bill" form, and doubtfully the 

 ''kite" and "spoon-shaped" scrapers. A few that are broader 

 than they are long maybe considered "side" scrapers; whilst 

 several others, in which both sides are made flat by lateral frac- 

 tures, finished off at their edges in the usual form given to scra- 

 pers, should probably be classed with the "straight" variety — 

 those in my possession answering very closely to that figured by 

 Mr. Evans under such a designation at p. 286 of his work. This 

 latter form is thinner than the typical scraper, and they are often 

 broken as though spoiled in use. In this class of objects I have 

 also about a dozen very small circular or sub-circular examples, 

 averaging about half an inch in length, or little more ; and which 

 are generally very carefully finished off by secondary chippings : 

 these are very beautiful little things, and seem to belong to what 

 has sometimes been designated the "thumb scrapers." There is 

 also one good-sized implement in the collection which instead of 

 having its edge convex, as is usual with scrapers, is furnished 

 with a concave outline, bearing a very close resemblance to one 

 figured by Mr. Evans of this character, p. 287, and which he has 

 chosen to call in the type the "hollow scraper." With the scra- 

 pers in this find I have included another class of objects, which, 

 whilst bearing some resemblance to them, are of an ambiguous 

 character. They are bi-convex in shape, looking very much as 

 though two scrapers had been put face to face, and thus united. 

 Some of these are irregularly circular, chipped to an edge all 

 round; and others are semi-circular or lialf-moon shaped. In- 

 cluding this last-mentioned anomalous form, about forty-six scra- 

 pers, including two of black chert, have been counted in the 

 Allendale Find. 



5. Saws. Of these, two well-marked examples have been 

 obtained. The first is a slightly curved flake, throe inclies in 



