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EARLY MAN trimmed flakes. They vary greatly in shape, but are always made from thin flakes, with the edges trimmed to a somewhat even cutting Fie. 52. edge. They are often oval, sometimes resembling lanceheads, but sometimes they are circular. Two common forms are illustrated in Fie. 53. fig. 53. The one marked a is from Dunstable, and b is from Kempston, Bedford. Amongst the smaller antiquities in stone none are more beautiful than the spear-, lance-, javelin- and arrow-heads. As a rule these are all made from very thin flakes. As the finer articles are extremely delicate, and as Bedfordshire is a thoroughly agricultural county, it follows that many of the thinner and more highly finished examples are found in a broken state. Many javelin- and arrow-heads must have been lost by the 165