. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. Fig. 455.—Peasemarsh, Godalming. £ valley of the Wey, near Alton, but on the surface, and not ingravel. The discoveries of Palaeolithic implements in the valley of theGade, in Hertfordshire, have been made by myself. The speci-mens found are three in number ; the first of which was lying onthe surface of a ploughed field near Bedmont,* in the parish ofAbbots Langley, at a spot which, though probably 160 feet abovethe level of the nearest part of the stream, is towards the bottomof one of the lateral valleys leading into
. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. Fig. 455.—Peasemarsh, Godalming. £ valley of the Wey, near Alton, but on the surface, and not ingravel. The discoveries of Palaeolithic implements in the valley of theGade, in Hertfordshire, have been made by myself. The speci-mens found are three in number ; the first of which was lying onthe surface of a ploughed field near Bedmont,* in the parish ofAbbots Langley, at a spot which, though probably 160 feet abovethe level of the nearest part of the stream, is towards the bottomof one of the lateral valleys leading into the main valley of theGade, between Boxmoor and Watford. The implement, whichhas unfortunately lost its point, is remarkably similar in form and * Arth., vol. xxxix. p. 73; Prestwtch, Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc, 1861, vol. 368 ; Lubbock, Preh. Times, p. 33S. 35 530 RIVEK-DRIFT IMPLEMENTS. [CHAP. XXIH. size to that from Grays Inn Lane,-Fig. 451. The flint of whichit is formed has become nearly white and porcellanous on bothfaces, though more so on one than on th
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