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ON THE DISCOVEEY OF A LAEGE NUMBEE OF IMPLE- 

 MENTS OF PALAEOLITHIC TYPE AT VEREENIGING, 

 TEANSVAAL. 



By J. P. Johnson. 



(Eead March 29, 1905.) 



(Plate II.) 



The important discovery of stone implements which forms the 

 subject of this paper was made towards the middle of last year by 

 my friend, Mr. T. N. Leslie, of Vereeniging, who is already well 

 known to the members of this Society on account of his contri- 

 butions to our knowledge of the fossil flora of South Africa, 

 and who has very kindly placed his material at my disposal for 

 description. 



The implements, of which there are over fifty finished examples, 

 are of Palaeolithic types and, being associated, constitute a valuable 

 addition to our data respecting the development of that stage of 

 culture in South Africa. 



Shortly after the find I went over the site with Mr. Leslie and 

 was myself fortunate enough to obtain several specimens, including 

 two exceptionally fine ones. Since then I have paid two or three 

 further visits to the neighbourhood. 



The Vaal in that part has cut a channel deep into the solid rock, 

 and on top of the cliff thus formed and extending, to my knowledge, 

 some distance east and west of the town, is an old river terrace 

 consisting of gravel and small boulders embedded in and overlaid by 

 loam. There is a small pit in it, east of the town, where flakes occur 

 in great profusion, and nearly every pebble (which are all of quartzite) 

 has been chipped. They appear to be largely the result of unsuc- 

 cessful attempts at manufacturing implements. No finished 

 implements have been found in this pit. 



Mr. Leslie's find is some distance west of the town, where long 

 stretches of the terrace have been furrowed and spread out by the 



