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desig-n, such as chips and flakes, to leave no doubt whatever on 
our minds that they all had a common origin and must have been 
fabricated by pre -historic man. 
Secondly, in all cases the flint flakes and cores were of com- 
paratively small size, which may be accounted for, on the supposi- 
tion that this material was a scarce commodity among- the ancient 
tribes who inhabited these hilly districts. This will seem all the 
more probable if we take into consideration the only two possible 
sources from which the flints could have been derived, viz., the 
Glacial Drift and far off Chalk districts. « 
Thirdly, so far as our investig-ations have yet gone, we have 
failed to detect any trace of polished stone celts, and in only two 
doubtful instances have ground or polished flints been 
observed. Had these ancient Britons been in the habit of using 
polished stone hatchets, it is not unreasonable to suppose that 
some fragments of them would have been left behind, especially at 
places where implements appear to have been made. 
Lastly, two hills have been pointed out on which flints occurred 
more abundantly on the southern than the northern slopes, and 
this is true of almost all the elevated places where we have yet 
been able to detect flints. This may be explained by supposing the 
ancient men selected the more sunny and warmer side of a hill for 
carrying on the work of fashioning their tools and weapons. 
The following table shows the approximate number of worked 
and unworked flints, and the places where they have been found. 
PLACES WHERE FOUND. 
Dean Clougli, Saddlewortli ... 
Moor, North of Dean Clougli 
March Hill, near Marsden 
Moor, SoiTth of March Hill, near Marsden 
Pule Hill, near Marsden 
Foot of Pule Hill, near Marsden ... 
Butter Hill, near Marsden 
Waster Knab, near Marsden 
NO. 
NO. 
NO. UN- 
FOUND. WORKED. WORKED. 
300 
8 
292 
20 
2 
18 
2300 
30 
2270 
30 
1 
29 
12 
1 
11 
200 
2 
198 
10 
1 
9 
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1 
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