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those of the previously-named animals. The most numerous 
remains consist of flints, of which many siGuina were found; but 
these do not appear to have been used as implements, but come 
rather under the category of flint-flakes, the chippings from knives, 
Saws, sees &c. The most perfect one found is three inches 
long half-an-inch wide, and is toothed like a saw, and was 
piolaely used as such to a off the ends of the deer’s borns, of 
which quantities were foun 
n order to judge of tee age in which men began to inhabit this 
cave, we must examine the remains of the bones and skeletons of 
the G inanfe which they hunted, and whose flesh was eaten in the 
cave € most conspicuous among these is the cave bear, and 
although it might at first sight appear very difficult to recognize 
in the broken and burnt bits of bone that they really do belong to 
the cave bear, nevertheless, careful comparison with specimens 
in museums has proved that this is the case. Eve ery care seems 
capture. 5 the same pie , together with the bones of the cave 
ping are found bones of the elephant and of the rhinoceros, but 
nany in comparison. ese remains, however, show con- 
aavely by the way in which they have nigh spilt up and broken, 
that man —— Hee animals at the time he first appears on 
the scene. Remains of horses, oxen, ie and wolves were also 
met with, sar in proof that the early inhabitants were not 
unmindful of fish, there are the bones and scales of large pike and 
carp. The smaller bones of mice and frogs do not appear to owe 
their origin so much to man as to the owls, which seem to have 
held possession of the cave as well. 
Great interest attaches to the fragments of pottery which were 
found in the cave, and which rival the flint flakes in quantity. 
It appears to have been all hand made, but gprs. 2: rough, shows 
considerable beauty of shape and form. It s possible to 0 put to- 
gether from the fragments one or two more or less complete ves 
sels, which, however, show great diversity as to size, &c., some 
in di The 
A block of gimnite Sui os one Ae 8 mabhed smooth by lon z usage, and 
appearing quite eee can hardly be ee ee than a well- 
worn millstone, and this is rendered more probable by two * holes 
having been bo is. oe upper side as if for the purpose e of 
affixing a handle. The presence of this millstone would inne 
the cultivation of land in the immediate neighborhood, which 18 
confirmed by the finding of several spindles made of clay. 
