. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. ARBED ARROW-HEADS. 351 barb at one of the angles of the base, are of common occurrence inYorkshire. They usually retain a considerable portion of the surface ofthe flakes from which they have been manufactured. An unusually well-finished specimen of this class is engraved asFig. 338. It was found in the neighbourhood of Fimber, Yorkshire, andis in the collection of Messrs. Mortimer, who have kindly allowed me tofigure it. It has been made from an external flake, as there is a portionof the crust of the flint visible on o
. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. ARBED ARROW-HEADS. 351 barb at one of the angles of the base, are of common occurrence inYorkshire. They usually retain a considerable portion of the surface ofthe flakes from which they have been manufactured. An unusually well-finished specimen of this class is engraved asFig. 338. It was found in the neighbourhood of Fimber, Yorkshire, andis in the collection of Messrs. Mortimer, who have kindly allowed me tofigure it. It has been made from an external flake, as there is a portionof the crust of the flint visible on one of the faces, both of which areneatly chipped. It is barbed at both angles of the base, though theprojection is far longer and more curved on the one side than on theother. In most instances, however, there can hardly be said to be anybarb at all at one of the angles. The form with the long single barb appears to be common on theDerbyshire Moors. In one instance a rectangular notch has been workedin the curved side, with what object it is hard to say. This specimen,.
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