1882.] H. Rivett-Carnac — Stone implements. 7 



specimens and for new types. Mr Cockburn, who had been recently em- 

 ployed in the Banda District, had kindly undertaken to conduct this search, 

 and the careful and complete manner in which he had worked was shewn 

 by what might fairly claim to be the magnificent collection of implements 

 now submitted for the Society's inspection. During his cold weather tour 

 in the Banda District, Mr. Rivett-Carnac had been fortunate enough to 

 find a considerable number of celts in situ and a very fine specimen of a 

 stone hammer or ring stone included in the collection. But by far the 

 greater number of these most interesting specimens had been collected by 

 Mr. Cockburn or men employed by him. In addition to the larger imple- 

 ments, Mr. Cockburn had found quantities of flint flakes some of a new 

 and all of the most interesting tj^pes. It had been arranged that Mr. Rivett- 

 Carnac should do his best to exhibit and describe the larger and commoner 

 types and that Mr. Cockburn should undertake the description of the more 

 delicate and most interesting specimens of flint flakes. Mr. Cockburn's 

 recent severe accident would, it had been apprehended, have prevented him 

 from attending the meeting, but Mr. Rivett-Carnac was glad to see him 

 present and hoped that he would add a fuller description of the chief speci- 

 mens of this interesting collection. Specimens of the celts or stone hatchets 

 would be figured in the Society's Journal together with a full description 

 of their size and weight which is of importance for the sake of comparison 

 with those found in other parts of the world. It would hardly be neces- 

 sary, however, to take up the time of the meeting now with these details. 

 It would be suflicient to point out first that the number of implements of 

 this type was extraordinarily large, there being in all 366 celts or axes or 

 portions of axes. The largest of these being 12 '25 in. long and 4'70 in. 

 broad and weighing 8 ib. 3 oz. The smallest 2*50 in. long and 2* 15 in. broad 

 and weighing only 3f oz. Two distinct types of this axe, or whatever the 

 implement really was, were to be noticed, viz.^ what are classified by Evans 

 (1) as the chipped or rough hewn celts, and (2) polished celts. 



The chipped celts are exactly similar to the European specimens, and, 

 as is the case also in Europe, are not so numerous as the latter class, the 

 number in the collection being 100 chipped against 168 polished. It; 

 is generally supposed that these chipped celts are but the celts of class 2 

 in an unfinished stage, and that it was intended eventually to grind and 

 polish them. The edges of some had been ground and may perhaps have 

 been used in this unfinished state. 



As regards the polished celts, they also are exactly similar to this class 

 of implement found in Europe. Evans in his work has shewn the manner 

 in which they were hafted and Mr. Cockburn will have something to say 

 on the subject with respect to an old stone carving discovered by him in 

 the Banda District on which a figure is to be seen holding in its hand a 



