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large chambers, which have very evidently been used for human occu- 

 pation. A superficial cutting showed the surface-soil to be not much 

 above an inch thick at the entrance, and that it rested on a similar sand 

 to that found in the first fissure ; in this surface-layer were several 

 lower molars of Rhinoceros tichorhinus and some hyaena-teeth, some of 

 which were also found in the top of the underlying sand bed, together 

 with numerous drippings of flint, a bit of a flint flake, and also some 

 implements made from the pebbles so frequent in this sand. 



There is no flint found in the neighbourhood ; so, doubtless, our 

 ancestors would be glad to made use of the best material they could 

 obtain on the spot, viz. pebbles derived, together with the sand itself, 

 I should suppose, from the denudation of the once overlying Bunter 

 beds. 



The upper part of the floor of this cavern also contained a small 

 piece of Samian ware showing an ornamental rim, and with this two 

 or three pieces of a coarser earthenware vessel ; a few recent bones 

 of sheep and a human tooth were also found here. The exploration 

 of this cavern I hope to be able to pursue as soon as that of the one 

 already successfully begun has been completed. 



List of the Animals whose remains were found in the First Fissure (A), 

 Creswell Crags. 



Homo. 

 Ursus, sp. ? 

 Gulo luscus. 



Canis vulpes. 



lupus. 



lagopus. 



Hyaena spelaea. 

 Cervus megaceros. 



tarandus. 



Ovis. 



Bos primigenius. 

 Equus caballus. 

 Bhinoceros tichorhinus. 

 Elephas primigenius. 



antiquus ? 



Lepus timidus. 

 Arvicola. 

 A bird, sp. ? 

 Fish, sp. ? 



APPENDIX. 



List of the Mammalian Remains collected by the Bev. J. M. Hello 

 in the Rock- Fissure Cavern in Creswell Crags, Derbyshire. 

 By Professor G. Busk, F.E.S., P.G.S. 



The bones forming this collection belong to species of the genera : 



1. Ursus. 5. Bos. 9. Rhinoceros. 



2. Hyaena. 6. Cervus. 10. Elephas. 



3. Canis. 7. Ovis. 11. Arvicola. 



4. Gulo. 8. Equus. 12. Lepus. 



I. Order CAENIYOEA. 

 1. Ursus. 

 The principal remains belonging to the Bear are : — 

 1. A sixth cervical vertebra, the body of which measures 2*4 

 inches in transverse diameter. 



