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known. Except some fragments belonging to a species of ox, 

 no bones of other ruminants were found, but there were some 

 remains of the horse. The presence of the glutton, of a bear, 

 differing from that of the caverns, and resembling the arctic 

 bear, of the wolf, the polar fox, and the swan, and the absence 

 of the dog, appears made out. 



The fauna, like the flora, thus testifies to a northern climate, 

 being composed of animals not fearing cold, and presenting no 

 trace of that mixture observed elsewhere of northern animals 

 with others belonging to temperate or southern regions. The 

 remains of human industry consist principally of wrought 

 flints (600 pieces), lance-points, arrow-heads, etc. ; (no hatchets) 

 some blocks {nucleus), together with needles, hooks, etc., of 

 reindeer horn. Besides these, some rolled flints had evidently 

 been used as hammers. Some flat stones, bearing traces of 

 fire, and bits of charcoal testified also to the presence of man. 

 There was no trace of pottery, nor of human bones. Nothing 

 good, nothing whole, was thrown into this ditch ; it was simply 

 a receptacle for rubbish. 



The fauna and the flora had, as we have seen, a peculiarly 

 northern character ; much more so than those of other stations 

 of the reindeer epoch — that of Languedoc, for example. This 

 remarkable fact gives importance to the discovery of Dr. Fraas. 

 Must we conclude from it that the station of Schussenried 

 belonged to a more ancient period ? This is probable, but 

 requires to be confirmed by further investigation. We must 

 notice the apparent inferior civilization of the people to whom 

 these relics belonged. They do not seem to have been 

 acquainted with the potter's art, nor to have ornamented their 

 implements with any sculpture. 



Evidently, the station of Schussenried was posterior to the 

 glacial epoch, properly so called — that is to say, to the time 

 when the glacier of the Hhine formed moraines and accumu- 

 lated gravels. But we may conclude from the presence of 

 northern mosses, and from the character of the fauna, that the 

 country had not been long cleared of ice when the people, who 

 left these traces, established themselves in it. It is probable 

 that fresh researches at other points may lead to the discovery 

 of new stations, and fresh means of comparison, which may 

 enable the age of that of Schussenried to be fixed", 



