. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. Qunr. Tour. Geol. Soc, 1869, vol. xxv. p. 614 RIVER-DRIFT IMPLEMENTS. [chap. XXIII. also—and of a small horse, have been found at Shrub Hill inthe gravel, but I have searched in vain for testaceous remains. Among the implements found atShrub Hill is one which is pro-bably the largest of its class asyet discovered in England orFrance, and which has been pre-sented by Mr. Flower to theChristy Collection. It is fully ll£inches long and 5J inches broadnear the base. Its greatest thick-ness is 3 inches. One face ismuch
. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. Qunr. Tour. Geol. Soc, 1869, vol. xxv. p. 614 RIVER-DRIFT IMPLEMENTS. [chap. XXIII. also—and of a small horse, have been found at Shrub Hill inthe gravel, but I have searched in vain for testaceous remains. Among the implements found atShrub Hill is one which is pro-bably the largest of its class asyet discovered in England orFrance, and which has been pre-sented by Mr. Flower to theChristy Collection. It is fully ll£inches long and 5J inches broadnear the base. Its greatest thick-ness is 3 inches. One face ismuch more highly ridged thanthe other, and it has been boldlychipped with large facets. Ingeneral form it resembles from the same locality, butit is somewhat thicker and moreelongated in its proportions, andis, as nearly as may be, six timesthe length of the figure. The small specimen here shownwas found in 1866, and is lessFig. Hiii, Feitweii. * water-worn than usual with Shrub Hill implements, though its surface is beautifully sand-polished. It is of.
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