. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. 1867. Mrs. Dickin-son, of Hurstpierpoint, has another 6 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 14inches thick, found at Pycombe Hill, Sussex. Mr. Durden, of Blandford,has one from the encampment on Hod Hill, Dorsetshire. I have, one * Proe. Soc. Ant., 2nd S., vol. iii. p. 406. INTENDED FOR USE AS ADZES. 85 or two such from the site of the ancient manufactory at Spiennes,near Mons, and others from the North of France. The next specimen, Fig. 38,1 have engraved on account of the peculiarityin its form. The butt-end, for nearly 2£
. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. 1867. Mrs. Dickin-son, of Hurstpierpoint, has another 6 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 14inches thick, found at Pycombe Hill, Sussex. Mr. Durden, of Blandford,has one from the encampment on Hod Hill, Dorsetshire. I have, one * Proe. Soc. Ant., 2nd S., vol. iii. p. 406. INTENDED FOR USE AS ADZES. 85 or two such from the site of the ancient manufactory at Spiennes,near Mons, and others from the North of France. The next specimen, Fig. 38,1 have engraved on account of the peculiarityin its form. The butt-end, for nearly 2£ inches along it, has the sides nearlyparallel; the blade then suddenly expands with a rounded shoulder, andterminates in a semicircular edge, which is neatly ground, the rest of thecelt being left in the state in which it was chipped out. From the form, itwould appear as if this implement had been intended to be mounted bythe insertion of the butt-end in a socket, like that shown in Fig. 98, sothat it could be used as an axe. The axis of the butt is not quite in the. Fig. 38.—ttndley Common, Lakenheath; same line as that of the rest of the blade* It was found at UndleyCommon, near Lakenheath, and is in the collection of the Rev. , Another form, apparently intended for use as an adze, is also ofrare occurrence. The specimen given in Fig. 39 was found atGranton, Yorkshire, and is in my own collection. It is very much ,more convex on one face than the other, which indeed is nearlyflat. The grinding is confined to the edge, but some parts of theflat face are polished as if by friction. 86 CELTS GROUND AT THE EDGE ONLY. [CHAP. V. Dr. John Stuart, Scot., has shown me a sketch of a largeimplement of this type, and considerably bowed longitudinally,found at Bogingarry, Old-deer, Aberdeenshire. It is of flint,4J inches long, and 2 inches wide. Another form of adze, if such it be, remarkably flat on one faceand narrow at the butt, is shown in Fig. 40. This sp
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