. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. FOUND IN BARROWS. 241 form, and having one face partly ground smooth. It may have beenused for polishing the surfaces of other stone implements, or possiblymerely as a muller. It is shown in Fig. 184. The striae run diagonallyof the square face. In the collection of the Rev. W. Greenwell, , there is also asandstone pebble, 2^- inches in diameter, which has been picked intoshape, and has one face smooth as if used for grinding. It was foundin a barrow on Ganton Wold, East Riding. A roughly conical piece ofoolitic sa
. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. FOUND IN BARROWS. 241 form, and having one face partly ground smooth. It may have beenused for polishing the surfaces of other stone implements, or possiblymerely as a muller. It is shown in Fig. 184. The striae run diagonallyof the square face. In the collection of the Rev. W. Greenwell, , there is also asandstone pebble, 2^- inches in diameter, which has been picked intoshape, and has one face smooth as if used for grinding. It was foundin a barrow on Ganton Wold, East Riding. A roughly conical piece ofoolitic sandstone, 2^ inches high, in places picked on the surface,and with the base apparently used for grinding, was found, with a con-tracted body and some flint flakes, in another barrow on Ganton Wold. In the Wiltshire barrows several rubbing-stones (or what appear to besuch) of a peculiar form have been found, of which one is shown in.
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