...ordinary form of stone hatchet or celt, the cutting edge is almost without exception at the broad еьо, while the more pointed end seems intended for insertion...for encounter with man or the larger animals, either m close conflict or thrown from a distance as darts. It has been suggested by M. de Perthes, that some...

...handle at all, the rounded end of the flints from which they were formed having been left unchippedt and presenting a sort of natural handle. It is nearly...distance as darts. " It has been suggested by M'. de Pcrthes that some of them may have been used merely as wedges for splitting wood, or, again, they may...

...and have called attention to the marks of wear on their edges, I revert to my old opinion,! " that it is nearly useless to speculate on the purposes to which they were applied." To use the words of Sir John Lubbock, J " Almost as well might we ask to what would they not be applied....

...unfrequently at that end show a portion of the original surface of the flint ; in some specimens the butt end is left very thick, as if to add impetus to any blow...weapons for encounter with man, or the larger animals, cither in close conflict or thrown from a distance as darts. " It has been suggested by M. de Perthes...

...having been left unchipped, and presenting a sort of natural handle. It is nearly useless to speculation the purposes to which they were applied, but, attached...used merely as wedges for splitting wood, or, again, theyVmay have been employed in grubbing for esculent roots, or tilling the ground, assuming that the...