. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. Fig. 109.—Burwell. Fig. 110.—Near Bridlington, a that of the broad end. In form and character this chisel end is exactlylike that of a narrow cold chisel of steel, in use by it was used as a narrow adze or axe, or after the manner ofa chisel, it is difficult to say. Fig. 110 is still more chisel-like in character. It is of flint weatheredwhite, but stained in places by iron-mould, from having been brought incontact with modern agricultural implements, while lying on the surfaceof the ground. It was foun
. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. Fig. 109.—Burwell. Fig. 110.—Near Bridlington, a that of the broad end. In form and character this chisel end is exactlylike that of a narrow cold chisel of steel, in use by it was used as a narrow adze or axe, or after the manner ofa chisel, it is difficult to say. Fig. 110 is still more chisel-like in character. It is of flint weatheredwhite, but stained in places by iron-mould, from having been brought incontact with modern agricultural implements, while lying on the surfaceof the ground. It was found by Mr. E. Tindall at Charleston, near Brid-lington. It is unground except at the edge, where it is very sharp, andat one or two places along the sides, where slight projections have beenremoved or rounded oif by grinding. The butt-end is truncated, but isnot at all battered, so that if a hammer or mallet was used with it, with-* Archceologia, vol. xli. p. 402, pi. xviii. 7. SMALL HAXD CHISELS. 157. -Dalton, York-shire, i out the intervention of a socket or handle, it was probably of wood. Ihave another specimen of rather smaller size from the same locality. Itis, however, of porphyritic greenstone, and the butt-end, instead of beingtruncated, has been chipped to a comparatively sharpedge, which has subsequently been partially roundedby grinding. If used as a chisel at all, this imple-ment must have been inserted in a socket. I have another of grey flint, 4| inches long and 1inch broad, ground at the sides and over some por-tion of the faces, with a sharp narrow segmental edge,and rounded at the butt, where it is somewhat bat-tered. It was found in Bottisham Fen, Cambridge. Mr. H. Durden has a chisel of the same characterfound at Hod Hill, Dorset, 5£ inches long and Ifinches broad, with the sides ground straight. The Rev. W. Greenwell, , has a flint chiselof this form 5 inches long and ^ inch broad, foundnear Icklingham, Suffolk. It is ground at the sidesas well as
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