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in Europe, among the Irish remains, makes the likeness more 
complete. 
I am forcibly struck with the likeness of the implements from our 
own sandhills, which is shown more clearly by the illustrations accom- 
panying last Eeport, to those of the Danish kitchen middens, and with 
the dissimilarity between the better class of implements in the two 
countries. This is most easily explained by supposing that, at an early 
stage of the newer stone period, the implements and habits of life, 
were similar over a wide area, and that as time went on the implements 
of the separate countries, perhaps by the ordinary process of develop- 
ment, acquired different forms. Possibly many early kitchen middens 
have disappeared owing to denudation along the various coasts, but 
those that are still available are now receiving the attention they 
deserve. I would hardly go the length of saying that the kitchen 
middens form an age by themselves but I believe they are among the 
earliest remains which we possess of the neolithic age. 
^RoTES ON Bones feom the Kitchen Middens op Mayo and coast oe 
Antrim, sent by Mr. W. J. Knowles. By E. T. ]S"ewton, Esq., 
Paleontologist to the Geological Survey. 
KiLLALA. 
JEomo. — The human bones comprise a femur, tibia, and ulna, all 
showing strongly-developed muscular attachments. The femur is 0*434 
m. long (17'1 in.), and its least circumference 0*083, giving perimetral 
index of "IQl. The upper three inches is more flattened than usual, 
being 0*033 in. wide and 0*022 in. thick. 
The tibia is 0-362 m. long and at the lower end of the popliteal line 
is 0-0215 wide and 0*0335 deep, showing a decidedly platycnemic con- 
dition. The transverse section is triangular, the hinder part of tibia 
being flattened. 
Whitepark Bay. 
Bos longifrons. — A number of small bovine bones and teeth are 
referred to this species, as well as the milk-teeth of two calves. There 
•are also some larger bovine teeth which seem too large for the long- 
faced ox. 
