1915.] REPORTS. 191 



Report of the Antiquarian Section for the 

 year 1015. 



In spite of the continuance of the war, and the limited 

 number of excursions, there has been a considerable amount of 

 work to be recorded. 



In February last, a very fine Flint Knife or Scraper was 

 found by Capt. J. Proctor, 1st P.G.L.L, during the digging 

 of some trenches for military purposes on L'Ancresse 

 Common. It was nearly perfect, and is the largest and finest 

 of its kind yet discovered in Guernsey. Capt. Proctor 

 presented it to the Lukis Museum, where it now is. Around 

 it when found were many flakes of flint, but none having any 

 appearance of having been intended as instruments. 



In September, consequent on some suggestions made by 

 several members of the Societe Jersiaise during their visit in 

 the previous month, an application was made to the States 

 Committee in charge of the dolmens of the Island for 

 permission to examine the dolmens of Dchus and the Creux 

 des Fees. The States Committee had placed the work under 

 the charge of Col. T. W. M. de Guerin, who has been good 

 enough to write a description of the examination, which is 

 attached. It will be seen that at Dehus, a considerable 

 portion of the mound within the circle of stones has not been 

 examined, and though the result when the clearing of the 

 ground has been carried, may be barren, it is felt that it should 

 be undertaken, but the expense of doing so will be considerable 

 — estimated at £20 — and the funds at our disposal for 

 Prehistoric Research are not at present large enough to do 

 anything in the matter. 



S. Carey Curtis, 



Hon. Sec. Antiquarian Sect. 



Report of Col. T. W. M. de Guerix. 



Examination of Mound of Dolmen of Dehus, Vale, 

 October, 1915. 



The work was commenced by digging a trench round a 

 flat stone on the south side of the dolmen, to the west of the 

 two side chambers. This stone was found to be broken in 

 two pieces. The ground around and beneath it had been 

 recently disturbed and consisted of loose soil and stones 

 mixed with a few bones, limpet shells and flint flakes, which 

 had evidently been thrown there during the previous 

 examination of this dolmen and its surroundings by Mr. 



