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part indicated in fig. 12 the cavern was almost comx^letely filled up to 

 tlie roof. The laminated hand was must marked and perhaps thickest 

 in the wide part of the tunnel shown in fig. 12, and it diminished in 

 its compactness, though it was still well defined as the explorations 

 extended inwards. The hones occurred throughout at the same 

 general horizon, but in no part were they very plentiful. Very 

 large angular masses of stalagmite and broken stalactites occurred 

 at various points in the upper part of the deposits containing the 

 remains, sometimes lying horizontally but often tilted, like the bones, 

 at a high angle. The last chamber reached in this cavern (B, fig. 8) 

 has not been fully examined, and as its roof has partially fallen in, it 

 will have to be shored up before the explorations can be proceeded 

 with in that directiou. It is possible that a line of fissure has been 

 reached, but this is not clear yet. The cavern up to this point is a 

 true tunnel cavern, with well-smoothed roof and sides. It has, as 

 may be readily seen by referring to the plan (fig. 8), been formed 



Figs. 13-15. — Sections 4-6 in Cae Gyiun Cave, 

 Sect. 4. Sect. 5. Sect. 6. 



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For Explanations, see page 12. 



along lines of joints in the limestone, pointing mainly IST. and N.W. 

 There are but a few small stalactites and only a very little stalag- 

 mite now forming in this cavern, and, except in the tunnel to the 

 right of chamber C, there is comparatively little drip. Compared 

 with the great abundance found in the Tfynnon Beuno Cavern the 

 bones may be said to have been very scarce, but those found were 

 certainly, on the whole, in a much more perfect condition than in 

 the Ffynnon Beuno Cavern. Many of the long bones were quite 

 intact, though others were gnawed in the usual way. That it must 

 have been occupied, for a time at least, by Hyaenas is proved by 

 their coprolites being found in it. 



Among the remains discovered in these two caverns there were 

 over 80 jaws belonging to various animals, and more than 1300 

 loose teeth, including about 400 Ehinoceros-, 15 Mammoth-, 180 

 Hyaena-, and 500 Horse-teeth. Other bones and fragments of bones 

 occurred also in very great abundance. 



CoisTCLusioisrs. 



These researches have, I think, furnished abundant evidence to 

 show that the caverns had been occupied by Hysenas and possibly 



