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The sods in bed 'No. 3 were similar to those in No. 1. 



Immediately at the bottom of bed No. 4 there was a thin layer of 

 sand, full of bones ; and in it, or immediately above it, the following 

 were found : — 



No. 16. A fine hone, with a mark on it as if it had been used to 



sharpen fish hooks or some pointed implement. 

 No. 17. A hone — Silurian grit. 

 No. 18. Ditto — Old red sandstone. 

 No. 19. Ditto. ditto. 

 J^"o. 20. Similar to ]^o. 16. 



No. 21. A small slab of sandstone, used for sharpening. 

 No. 22. A hone — Old red sandstone. 

 No. 23. Ditto. ditto. 



No. 24. A fine hone. It seems to be one of the Silurian grits got in 



the hills north of Eoxborough. 

 No. 25. A small celt — Silurian? 



No. 26. A small sling-stone — Quartzite pebble from the old red con- 

 glomerate. 



No. 27. A large sling stone — Made from old red sandstone. 



No. 28. Small sea stone — Trappean porphyry, like some of those 



north-west of Galway. 

 No. 29. Small arrow-head — Chert from the limestone. 

 No. 30. A small stone. 

 No. 31. A piece of a clay crucible. 

 No. 34. A piece of bone, like a rude spoon. 

 No. 60. A knife, set in a rude bone handle. 



Most of these were close together, near the north end of the exca- 

 vation ; and adjoining them was a large heap of ashes. I may here 

 mention that immediately east of this, as will be hereafter mentioned, 

 a hearth was discovered. The bones found in this bed were all smashed 

 to pieces. 



In bed No. 5 there were a few bones ; and near the surface was a 

 piece of iron (JS'os. 32 and 33), which looks like part of a modern knife. 



At the north end of this working were round ash piles that ran 

 nearly east and west (E 5 S. Mag.) ; they were 2-5 feet apart, and be- 

 tween them was a peat wall. 



!For 32 -5 feet on the north of excavation B there was a space full of 

 old holes that we did not work ; but at the end of it was opened a work- 

 ing, marked D on plan. This was 7*5 feet long (north and south), and 

 about 5 feet wide. It gave the following section : — 



Section No. 6. 



Feet. Inches. 



3. Marl, full of shells, part of what is now being deposited on the 



bottom of Lough Rea, . 2 0 



2. Peat, with bones, 4 0 



1. Marl, full of shells, similar to No. 3, over 6 0 



12 0 



