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No. 9 has a slightly overhanging rim, and is of an inch in thickness. The decoration is formed of thumb-nail impressions, placed diagonally, and running round the vessel; the upper line being from left to right, while the lower appears to be from right to left.

Only one small fragment of pottery of coarser texture was found in this midden, measuring 1 inch in length, by of an inch in breadth. This fragment is of an inch in thickness, and is slightly more friable in character than the rims above described, and it may possibly have belonged to the bottom or side of some coarse vessel. As a considerable quantity of coarser pottery, however, was found in Midden No. 2, the presence of this fragment in Midden No. 1 may have been fortuitous.

The excavation of Midden No. 2 was confined to an area of 9 feet from north to south, by 25 feet from east to west. The remainder of the midden (which extends under my house) was proved a further distance of 55 feet towards the north.

The deposit lay at a depth of 5 feet under the present surface, and it was about 1 foot in thickness.

The following flint implements shown on fig. 13 were found :

A fine black flint scraper (No. 1), measuring 2 inches in length, by 1 inch in breadth. This is curved longitudinally, and trimmed up the entire left side and round the end to a point about half way down the right side. No. 2 is a small discoidal scraper, measuring 1 of an inch across at its greatest breadth, and is trimmed round two-thirds of its circumference. This is also of black flint.

No. 3 is a scraper of grey flint, and measures about 1 inch in length, by 1 of an inch in breadth. This has a ridge down the back and is bevelled to the edge, trimmed round the end and down the left side.

No. 4 is a scraper of a claw-like shape. It is of brownish-black flint, and is very finely trimmed for a distance from what might be termed the point of the claw, to of an inch back on the right side.

Nos. 5 and 6 are two cores, respectively of whitish and grey flint. It may be remarked that No. 3 is apparently of the same flint as core No. 6, and may have been struck off it.

As will be observed, on Nos. 1 and 2, a white, chalky incrustation still adheres to portions of the surface. At a subsequent date, while workmen were engaged in digging a trench along the east side of the deposit and within a few feet of it, they came upon (at approximately the same level as the deposit) four large nodules of flint. Two are of reddish-brown flint, and two are of black flint. The two latter have still adhering to them some of the chalk in which they had been

originally embedded.

It thus seems beyond doubt that the flint was obtained in the rough state, and that the implements and tools were manufactured locally. One small piece of chalk, about 1 inch in length

and of an inch in breadth, was also obtained in close proximity to the flints above mentioned.

Of the fashioned and unfashioned stones found in this middeu, there are only three examples.

No. 3 on fig. 5 is a thin piece of water-worn stone. It has abrasions on both sides, and measures about 1 inch in length, 1 inch in breadth, and about of an inch in thickness.

No. 5, fig. 5, is one half of a hammer-stone measuring 23 inches in length and 2 inches in breadth. This stone has roughened circular depressions on both faces, and shows some battering at the end. These depressions have apparently been made to the actual depth by a pointed instrument, producing a series of small punch-marks or indentations.

No. 2, fig. 6, is similar to No. 1 on same figure, and has been also used as a pounder. It measures 33 inches in length, by 21 inches in breadth, and shows à considerable amount of battering at both ends.

No fashioned bones were found in this midden, and the unfashioned bones were similar to those found in Midden No. 1; the bones of the roe-deer, however, were absent.

The deposit in Midden No. 2 contained even larger numbers of whelk, limpet, and land-snail shells than that in Midden No. 1. In a section 4 feet 8 inches in length by 2 feet 5 inches in breadth, no less than 2950 whelk shells, 359 limpet shells, and a few land-snail shells were counted, the proportion of whelks to limpets in this section being about 8 to 1.

I will now describe some of the fictile remains found in this midden, and, as in Midden No. 1, will commence with those portions of rims apparently straight in section.

On fig. 14, all the portions of rims illustrated, except Nos. 4 and 7, appear to be straight, and they vary in thickness from about of an inch to of an inch. All are well fired and are of fine texture, with the exception of No. 8, which is slightly coarser; and they vary in colour from a dark brown, as in No. 8, to a reddish yellow, as in No. 3. The decoration on No. 1 commences of an inch from the top, and consists of two horizontal lines followed by a moulding, below which appear to be other two horizontal lines.

No. 2 has a slight swelling about 3 of an inch from the top, below which are three horizontal impressions of the twisted cord. A moulding occurs 1 inch from the top, again followed by the three horizontal cord impressions.

No. 3 has a slight horizontal depression immediately below the top, and a moulding of an inch below the top, between which is a single row of punch-marks.

No. 5 has a simple decoration consisting of five horizontal lines of the twisted cord impression, commencing at about of an inch from the top.

No. 6 has a deep indented line running horizontally, commencing about of an inch from the top. Other two horizontal indented lines are placed of an inch further down and of an inch apart. A heavy moulding, of an inch in thickness, commences of an inch from the top, and is followed immediately below by another indented line.

No. 8 shows no decoration.