. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 366 KEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1896. Ill Cambodia, in Japan, in Africa (fig. 9, Cat. No. 170677, ), up the valley of the Nile, and lately in tbe United States. ST. ACHEULEEN EPOCH (ALLUVIUM). Some of the prehistoric archaeologists of France have sought to make a subdivision of the culture of the Chelleen epoch and to dei)omiuate the specimens from St. Achenl near Amiens on the Somme Eiver, France, by the name of that station. These
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 366 KEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1896. Ill Cambodia, in Japan, in Africa (fig. 9, Cat. No. 170677, ), up the valley of the Nile, and lately in tbe United States. ST. ACHEULEEN EPOCH (ALLUVIUM). Some of the prehistoric archaeologists of France have sought to make a subdivision of the culture of the Chelleen epoch and to dei)omiuate the specimens from St. Achenl near Amiens on the Somme Eiver, France, by the name of that station. These specimens are thinner, with smaller flakes; are liner in their manufacture, and show an improved art of flint chipping. Fig. 10 represents one of these speci- mens. It is of flint, pointed, almond-shaped, showing part of crust of pebble left for grip, and with cutting edge at the small Fig. 8. PALEOLITHIC CHELLEEN IMPLEMENT OF CHIPPED QUAETZITE. Laterite beds near Madras, India. Cat. No. 88190, U natunil size. Fir 9 paleolithic chelleen quartzite imple- MENT. Africa. Cat. No. 170677, J^ size. FLINT IMPLEMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES. Implements in large numbers have been discovered in nearly every State of the United States, bearing great resemblance in form, appear- ance, and mode of manufacture to the Paleolithic (Clielleen and St. Acheuleen) implements from western Europe and the localities just mentioned. If accepted as such, their jiresence would prove the occu- pation of America by a prehistoric race of the same culture status. The investigation concerning these implements has not been very pro- found, nor has it been settled to the satisfaction of all prehistoric archae- ologists, perhaps not even to a majority, that they are truly Paleolithic implements. There have been various contentions concerning this. On this subject the author has formulated his conclusions as follows: It is apparent on slight inspection that these implements found in
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