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met with, although none were noticed in the surrounding country, 

 which was entirely composed of granitic rock, so that the Obsidian 

 must have been brought from a distance. Mr. Blanford also men- 

 tioned his having found last year a core of black chert, perfectly 

 similar to some of the Central India ones, close to Magdala in Abys- 

 sinia. 



Col. R. Strachey and Dr. Stoliczka made some further observations 

 in connection with the occurrence of the implements in the north of 

 France and along the Danish coast. 



The President said that another similar communication had been 

 received, which may throw some light on the subject under discus- 

 sion. The Secretary then read the following — 



Memorandum on the Cromlechs found in Coorg* by Lieutenant R. E. 

 Cole ;— communicated through L. Bowring, Esq., by the Government 

 of India. 



1. The following is the result of further excavations made near 

 Fraserpett. My first researches were made on some high ground, 

 partly covered with bamboos and scrub jungle &c, situated to 

 the right of the road leading to Mysore, and about half a mile from 

 the bridge across the river Kaveri. There were about 500 Cromlechs, 

 occupying a distance of nearly half a mile, showing that there had 

 been a large settlement of the mysterious race of man (of pre-historio 

 man at any rate, as regards our knowledge), regarding whom all our 

 researches and conjectures have been as yet futile. 



2. There were 17 of these ancient structures excavated and the 

 dimensions were as follows : — 





Ler 



igth. 



Bre 



adth. 



Depth. 



No. 



Feet. 



Inch. 



Feet. 



Inch. 



Feet. Inch. 



1, 



11 



3 



6 



9 



3 7 



2, 



8 



3 



4 



5 







3, 



7 







4 



6 







4, 



8 



3 



6 







o 



* This paper was accompanied by several coloured drawings, lithograms and 

 a photogram. The former represent several of the Cromlechs, in shape resem- 

 bling the one of which a figure was given in the Proceedings for June last. 

 Others were drawings of pottery, in many respects also resembling those 

 published in the Proceedings for August last year. 



