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EARLY MAN IN BRITAIN.
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had been protected, while the other was worn away by use (Fig. 52), as is the case with some of those dredged up from the bottom of the Swiss lakes, still remaining in their handles. A fragment of bone, ornamented with the chevron pattern, as well as a bone awl, were also found.

Fig. 49.—Flint Borer, Breccia, Robin Hood Cave, 1/1. Figs. 50, 51.—Worn Flakes, Breccia, Robin Hood Cave, 1/1.


Fig. 52.—Worn Flake, Cave-earth, Church Hole, 1/1.

The most important discovery, however, made at this horizon is that of a small fragment of rib, with its polished surface ornamented with the incised figure of a horse (Fig. 53); the head, with its eyes, mouth, and nostrils, is admirably drawn, and a series of fine oblique lines stopping at the bend of the back, proves that the animal was hog-maned. It is the first instance of the