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NEOLITHIC REMAINS ON THE DURHAM COAST. 



C. T. TRECHMANN, B.Sc, 



Castle Eden. 



(Continued from p. 342.) 



The conditions have not been favourable for the preservation 

 of rehcs of the Neolithic Ag-e, other than those of stone. Of 

 these, however, are a few types of a somewhat unusual 

 character, which, together with the arrow-heads, are figured on 

 Plate XXVI. 



The largest arrow-head, measuring- i^g inches in length 

 (Plate XXVI., Fig-, ii) resembles almost exactly in form that 

 figured in Evans' 'Ancient Stone Implements,' p. 380, Fig. 304. 

 It is stemm-ed and double barbed, of opaque grey flint, and is 

 unweathered. 



Two more smaller specimens are double barbed, one (Fig. 10) 

 being a very symmetrical specimen ; they are both of pinkish 

 flint which has weathered w^hite on the surface. They each 

 measure a little over inch in length. 



Two more are made of dark translucent flint. The first 

 (Fig. 13) is roughly lozenge shaped ; the second (Fig. 14) measures 



inch in length, and is chipped to an acute and almost needle- 

 like point. The minute chippings at the point cannot be 

 separately seen without a lens. There is nothing like it figured 

 by Evans. 



Another perfect specimen is chipped and leaf-shaped, but not 

 pointed (Fig. 12). 



A broken lozenge-shaped arrow-point (Fig. 8) and a broken 

 barbed specimen complete the series of arrow-heads. 



The three scrapers illustrated (Figs. 2, 3, and 4) present 

 no unusual features. One of them is sand polished. 



Fig. 6 shows a curious little implement. It is a triangular 

 shaped splinter of brown flint, which has been chipped to a 

 delicate, almost semi-circular, edge.* 



The large implement (Fig. i) has evidently done duty for 

 a variety of purposes. The edge has been much worn from 

 cutting or scraping, while the butt end is rounded and battered 

 from being used as a ' fabricator.' 



* Ijt is probably a broken fragrnent of a larg-er implement. 



1905 December i. 



