. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. Fig. 44.—Coton, Cambridge. * Arcli. Join-ii., ix. p. 194. Salisbury ]). 112. SHOWING A FACET AT THE EDGE. 93 this kind had become damaged by use, a fresh edge was obtained bychipping, which, in some instances, the owner of the implement was notat the pains to sharpen by grinding. Fig. 40 gives another variety of the flint celts with sharp or somewhatrounded sides. It is slightly ridged along each face, and the faces,instead of being uniformly convex to the edge, have at the lower part anearly flat facet of triangul
. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. Fig. 44.—Coton, Cambridge. * Arcli. Join-ii., ix. p. 194. Salisbury ]). 112. SHOWING A FACET AT THE EDGE. 93 this kind had become damaged by use, a fresh edge was obtained bychipping, which, in some instances, the owner of the implement was notat the pains to sharpen by grinding. Fig. 40 gives another variety of the flint celts with sharp or somewhatrounded sides. It is slightly ridged along each face, and the faces,instead of being uniformly convex to the edge, have at the lower part anearly flat facet of triangular form, the base of which forms the specimen was found at Great Bedwin, Wilts, and is in the collectionof the Eev. W. Greenwell, , of Durham. I have a nearly similar celt, 6:^ inches long, found at Hepworth,Suflblk, but the facet at the edge is not quite so disitnct. I haveanother from Abingdon only 4;V inches
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