. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. found on thesurface, are the ovoid discs such as had already attracted theattention of Mr. MacEnery. Of these, specimens are engraved onth j scale of one-half linear measure in Figs. 386 and 387. The first(No. I L63 in Mr. Pengellys list) is of grey cherty flint, carefullychipped on both faces, one of which is rather more convex thanthe other. It is wrought to a slightly undulating edge all round,exc pt at m> spot 6n the side, where blows seem to have beengiven in vain in attempting to remove a flake. The traces upont
. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. found on thesurface, are the ovoid discs such as had already attracted theattention of Mr. MacEnery. Of these, specimens are engraved onth j scale of one-half linear measure in Figs. 386 and 387. The first(No. I L63 in Mr. Pengellys list) is of grey cherty flint, carefullychipped on both faces, one of which is rather more convex thanthe other. It is wrought to a slightly undulating edge all round,exc pt at m> spot 6n the side, where blows seem to have beengiven in vain in attempting to remove a flake. The traces uponthe edge of wear or use are but slight. It wao found in January,1866, lour feet below the stdagmite, which was about a foot thick,and continuous for a considerable distance in every he smaller implement (ETo. 286), Fig. 387, is of much the same neral form, but more subtriangular in outline. It is brought from rents cavern. 447 to an edge all round, but this is not in one plane, and on one ofthe sides shows a sort of ogival curve. The flint has become.
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