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That many flints previously looked upon as Neolithic 

 must be placed in the paleolithic period I feel able to 

 demonstrate. 



(1st) We have the actual detail of the work on the flints 

 to consider. In this connection let me say that as regards 

 mere chips which show the minimum of working and yet are 

 undoubtedly artefacts we need not fear to consider them 

 paleolithic if found in the clay, because it is now fairly 

 certain that these belong to all ages of flint implements. 



(2nd) I have, however, discovered, as far as Guernsey 

 finds are concerned, that a large proportion of the flints and 

 many of the pebbles are polished by friction in the clay, and 

 if it is admitted that the clay in which they occur is glacial 

 in its origin then those polished flints are paleolithic, for they 

 are immensely older than those of the Neolithic horizon. In 

 fact I may say that all the purely neolithic deposit on arable 

 land has been used up and the deep ploughing has brought the 

 clay deposit into use, and we are now working on a paleolithic 

 surface. This being so Ave may claim all polished flints and 

 all characteristic flints as paleolithic. 



I shall enumerate the flints found during the year, 

 excluding those of minor importance. 



No. 1. — One from Mr. Morgan's land. It is a heart- 

 shaped " Coup-de-poing " and although smaller matches one 

 found in "La Cotte de St. Ouen," Jersey, and now in the 

 Lukis Museum. This is undoubtedly Mousterian in type and 

 its find confirms the glacial origin of the upper clay, for 

 Mousterian men were inter-glacial. 



No. 2. — An ovoid disc, showing careful working on 

 one side. This is also from Mr. Morgan's ground. It is 

 like some of the Jersey cave forms, and being derived from 

 the clay must be considered Paleolithic. 



No. 3. — Was found by Dr. Kinnersly, at Calais, and is 

 one of several presented by him to the Museum. I attach 

 considerable importance to it, for it is, as far as I now know, 

 unique in shape. 



Its working reminds one of that of the Solutrian culture 

 and I have tentatively called it Solutrean, but I am quite 

 prepared to rename it if the evidence in favour of any other 

 period becomes strong enough. The shape is very unusual. 

 The lower half forms three sides of a square and starting 

 from the top of the square the lines converge. The im- 

 plement now has a round apex, but it may have been roughly 

 pointed originally. The flaking is coarse and not neolithic in 

 type, hence I consider it earlier. Mr. Sinel pushes it further 



