. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. instrument, as to the abundant occurrence of which in Britainthere can be no doubt. * Madsen, Afbildninger, pi. i. 15. f Stone Age, p. 80, pi. v. 93. X Nord. Olds., No. 56. § Nord. Olds., No. 58. || Lubbock, Preh. Times, p. 95. Flint Chips, p. 74. IF Nordisk Tidskrift for Oldk., 1832, p. 429. ** Stone Age, p. 42. tf Franks, Horse Ferales, p. 137. Lisch, Frederico-Francisc, p. 145. ++ k++ Celt, Roman, and Saxon, p. 70. CHAPTER XIII. SCRAPERS. One of the simple forms into which flakes are susceptible of beingreadily conver
. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. instrument, as to the abundant occurrence of which in Britainthere can be no doubt. * Madsen, Afbildninger, pi. i. 15. f Stone Age, p. 80, pi. v. 93. X Nord. Olds., No. 56. § Nord. Olds., No. 58. || Lubbock, Preh. Times, p. 95. Flint Chips, p. 74. IF Nordisk Tidskrift for Oldk., 1832, p. 429. ** Stone Age, p. 42. tf Franks, Horse Ferales, p. 137. Lisch, Frederico-Francisc, p. 145. ++ k++ Celt, Roman, and Saxon, p. 70. CHAPTER XIII. SCRAPERS. One of the simple forms into which flakes are susceptible of beingreadily converted has, in consequence of its similarity in characterto a stone implement in use among the Esquimaux for scrapingskins and other purposes, received the name of a scraper/ or, touse the term first, I believe, employed by the late Mons. E. Lartet,a grattoir. A typical scraper may be defined as a broad flakethe point of which has been chipped, to a semicircular bevellededge round the margin of the inner face, similar in character tothat of a round-nosed turning Fig. 203.—-Esquimaux Scraper. J A very good specimen of an Esquimaux scraper of flint, mountedin a handle of fossil ivory, is preserved in the Christy Collection,and engraved in the Reliquiae Aqua^ica). * For the loan of thewoodcut, Fig. 203, there given, I am indebted to the representatives * Part II. p. 14. USED IN DRESSING HIDES. 269 of the late Mr. Christy. Sometimes the hafts are of wood, and theyhave frequently indentations intended to receive the ends of thefingers and thumb, so as to secure a good grasp. In the collectionof Sir John Lubbock is another specimen, much like Fig. 203, with aflint blade almost like a lance-head in character, but with the morepointed end inserted in the handle ; there is also another shortstraight-sided blade of jade bound in a wooden haft, which isnotched along one side to receive tlie fingers, and recessed on theface for the thumb. This latter seems well adapted for use as
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