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and that the true character of the implement was seen. It is shown in the annexed 
woodcut (p. 550) on the scale of one half linear*. 
No. 9. Lozenge-shaped implement, 3^ inches and 2 inches in extreme length and 
breadth, and ^ inch in greatest thickness. One face of the lozenge is nearly flat, and two 
of the sides subtended by the longer axis are nearly straight and quite obtuse, while the 
other two come to a sharp edge. The outline of one is curved inwards, and the obtuse 
angle of the lozenge is rounded ; there is a small portion of the original crust of the flint 
at one point. The sharp edges are considerably worn away by use ; there are also marks 
of wear along the obtuse edges. This implement was found at a depth of 7 feet in the 
loam bed in the West Chamber. 
No. 10. Fragment of a rounded block or pebble broken off by a single blow ; the frac- 
tured surface is nearly flat, of ovate form, 3 inches long and 2 wide. It has a conical 
protuberance where the blow Avas given to produce the fracture. The rounded side has 
a waterworn appearance, as if the flint had been found on the sea-beach. The edge is 
chipped away, but whether by use or not it is impossible to say. This flint was found 
11 feet deep in the loam bed in a fissure crossing the West Chamber. 
No. 11. Short fragment of a flake, 1^ inch long and 1 inch Avide, the flint much decom- 
posed. It bears no distinct marks of use upon it, and Avas found in the West Chamber 
at the depth of 6 inches in the “ Gravel Bed,” and 8 feet deep in the total deposit of 
loam and gravel. 
No. 12. Portion of a narrow flake, one edge of Avhich has been lost owing to the flake 
having split longitudinally ; what remains is inches in length, about \ inch in width, 
and J inch in thickness. The flake appears to have had originally three principal facets 
on the ridge side, but has been trimmed into a nearly semicircular outline at the butt-end ; 
it bears slight but not very distinct traces of use or wear. This also Avas found in the 
“Reindeer Gallery,” 35 feet from the “North Entrance,” and 2 feet 9 inches in theloam bed. 
No. 13. Angular fragment of flint of irregular obtusely pyramidal form, the base of the 
pyramid being a trapezium, the average length and breadth of Avhich is If inch by f . 
Most of the edges at the base are chipped aAvay by wear or use. This very rude instru- 
ment Avas found in the “Reindeer Gallery,” 26 feet from the “North Entrance,” lying 
on the gravel bed and beneath a deposit of 7 feet, viz. stalagmite floor and cemented 
angular stones 3 feet, and cave loam 4 feet. 
No. 27 ?. Irregularly shaped subangular flint pebble, somewhat pear-shaped in form. 
On one face the surface consists principally of the natural crust of the flint, and that of the 
other appears to be due to some natural fracture; so that in this case, unlike all the others, 
there is no evidence of the form being due to human agency. Most of the salient points, 
however, are battered and bruised ; and though some of this may be due to the pebble 
* By permission of the Committee, Nos. G & 8, 7, and 29 were figured by Mr. Evans in his ‘Ancient Stone 
Implements of Great Britain,’ and the above woodcuts are reproductions from that work. The other specimen 
(4) figured by Mr. Evans has since been found to be a surface specimen placed amongst the others by mistake. 
Mr. Evans had noted that it closely resembled some of the “ scrapers” found on the surface of the soil and 
belonging to a more recent period than the Cave specimens ( l . c. p. 470). 
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