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“ My inquiries made on the spot as soon as I heard of the find, 
though not till after the removal of all the remains, elicited little 
information of a definite kind. The men were pretty positive that 
there were no symptoms of there having been any opening or 
passage into the fissure except from above. 
“The find consisted of the following antiquarian objects: — 
“ (1) Human remains consisting of skull and a quantity of bones, 
but not the complete skeleton. The teeth in the jaws were of a 
strong type and much worn down with use. 
“ (2) Polished hornstone celt of late Neolithic type, measuring 
4 inches in length, 2J inches in width at lower end, and 1J inches 
at upper end, with a maximum thickness of J inch. This is a 
well- wrought implement, with a finely ground edge and polished 
all over. It was found in the mass of fallen clay near the rock 
face, thus showing that it had originally lain low down in the 
fissure, and consequently at or near the level where the skeleton 
lay. The clay in the fissure had hardened into a ‘ pillar,’ so to 
speak, and fell outward at full length ; so that the respective 
distances of the relics from the base of the fallen mass would 
approximately indicate their original positions in the fissure. 
“ (3) A stone rnuller or triturating stone, having one flat surface 
of an irregular oval shape, measuring about 5 or 6 inches in length 
and 4 inches in width. Its position in the clay is uncertain. 
“ (4) Four fragments of pottery, pronounced by Mr Wright, 
Curator of the Colchester Museum, and Professor Boyd Dawkins, 
to be mediaeval. Their position in the clay is also uncertain. 
“(5) Three pieces of sandstone slabs, about J inch thick, bear- 
ing evidence of having been used as tools, apparently for shaping 
bone or horn implements. One piece, measuring 3 by 2 inches, 
has a groove, \ inch in breadth, running across the shorter 
diameter, which has the peculiarity of being deep and well- 
defined at one edge, while towards the other it becomes gradually 
narrower and shallower. The other two fragments have each a 
semicircular groove in one of their margins, showing evidence of 
friction. The position of these objects in the clay is also 
undetermined. 
“(6) Some quantity of decomposed wood, black and soft with 
age, was found among the fallen clay.” 
