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VII. Mr. Evans’s Remarks on the Worked Flints found in Brixham Cave. 
Of the fragments of flint of various sizes discovered in the Brixham Cave, and nearly all 
showing, in a greater or less degree, traces of human workmanship upon them, thirty- 
two have been submitted to me for examination. 
They have for the most part undergone great alteration in their structure, having 
become white, absorbent, and brittle, in the case of the thinner flakes throughout their 
entire substance, and in the larger pieces to a considerable depth from the surface, if 
not, as appears to be the case with the largest of all, throughout. Though much 
softened in texture, the surface retains in some instances a bright porcellaneous glaze. 
On several there are portions left of the original surface of the flints, which appear to 
have been derived from the chalk. In one instance this original external surface is 
much battered, as if the block of flint had been exposed for some time upon the sea-shore 
before it was picked up in order to be utilized by man. 
The following is the description of the more remarkable specimens, and of the 
circumstances under which they were found. The numbers are those used by Mr. 
Pengelly in the 1st column of his Table IV. (p. 494) : — 
No. 1. Portion of a flake, 2f inches long and If wide, the ridge' side with three facets 
for about one third of its length, one of which ceases abruptly, while the others are con- 
tinued to near the point, where they intersect the natural crust of the flint. The flake 
is obtusely pointed, and truncated at the butt-end, the part at the bulb of percussion 
having been broken off; it bears evident marks of wear at the truncated end, the edge 
being quite worn away. Both the side edges have also been much used. This instru- 
ment was found near the junction of the “Reindeer Gallery” and the “Flint-knife 
Gallery,” at a depth of 9 inches in the loam bed, and just under the great antler. 
No. 4. Broad, irregularly shaped flake, 2f inches long, and in one part nearly 2 inches 
wide, but tapering to a rounded point. Three principal facets on the ridge side. The 
edges in several places have been worn away by use. About halfway along is a rounded 
notch, apparently produced by scraping some cylindrical object. (It is worth while to 
notice that a portion of a small cylindrical pin or rod of ivory was found in the cave.) 
This flake was found at a depth of 2 feet in the loam bed in the “Reindeer Gallery,” 
37 feet from the “North Entrance.” 
No. 5. Broad-ended flake 2f inches long, the ridge formed by two facets, with a third 
transverse facet at the broad end. This flake has been chipped or jagged along one 
edge, apparently by use, while the broad rounded end is so much worn away, in all pro- 
bability by scraping some hard material, as to give the implement almost the character 
of the “ grattoirs ” of the French caves. These evidences of this extremely simple 
instrument having been designedly formed, and of its having been employed for cutting 
or scraping purposes, are most clear and satisfactory. It was found in the loam bed in the 
“Flint-knife Gallery,” at a depth of 10 inches, and 19 feet from its eastern extremity, 
where it joins the “Reindeer Gallery.” 
No. 7. Implement of an elongated oval form, 3f inches long and If inch broad in the 
