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Further Note on Workshop Floor near Porthcurno
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 October 2013
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At the meeting held last December there was read a short note on a “Workshop Floor near Porthcurno, Cornwall.” During the past summer I dug up some of the ground round this site and obtained about 1000 pieces of flint; generally they were sparsely scattered, but here and there considerable numbers were found close together. In character and condition they were similar to those previously obtained, though it was noticeable that more implements and well-shaped flakes prevailed.
In the previous note no mention was made of the finding of:— 1. Six unbroken flint nodules, of which five had the crust rolled and battered. These may have come from one of the beaches in the district, where such nodules are to be found, though elsewhere rare. 2. Several long flat pieces of fine grained grit with naturally-rounded sides and ends. Three of these had one end bevelled. Recently one having both ends bevelled has come to hand. Perhaps they are Rubbers. Most of the specimens now exhibited were obtained in the later diggings. Mr. Reginald Smith kindly examined some of them, and his remarks, in inverted commas, are included in the descriptions. Dimensions are given in inches.
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