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EARLY MAN An axe-hammer found at Low House, Milnrow/ might be cited as a further illustration of this class, though smaller, smoother, and generally of more finished appearance. It is 6| in. long, and broad in proportion to its length. _ TTT AT Another rough implement, from Tatham, is shown in Plate 111. J>o- 3- It was found at Green Hill Farm, lo miles east of Lancaster. It is 8 in. in length and 4 in. in width, with a depth of about 2 J in. The perforation is large and placed well back. The material is ' grey trap.' A feature of some special interest in connexion with this object is the appearance of the surface, which suggests that the stone was naturally formed and had been dressed' down only on one side to this shape and pierced with a handle hole. A somewhat similar implement is recorded also from Lindale (over Sands). _ c a c ■ In the examples previously considered there is an absence of dennite attempt to fashion the implement to a standard pattern ; rather it appears from the sections figured that the form of the natural stone in those cases determined the ultimate shape. The county, however, provides a good series of axe-hammers of a special form, which is distinguished by the widening of the implement, in section, towards the offensive edge, giving to its contour a curve outwards rather than in- wards in that direction. A typical example was found in 1855 at Mellor, a small village lying some 3 miles westward of Blackburn. A photo of this specimen may be seen on Plate III. No. 2. just over 8 in. in length and 3 in. in breadth. Its depth varies from 2 in. at the narrowest part, about the hole, to 3J in. near the edge. The head is broad and flat and the perforation is placed at about | of the length from that end. The material is an igneous rock from the north. Several implements not proportionately so broad resemble the Lancaster and Tatham hammers as regards their section and general appearance. That found at Heaton Chapel, 5 miles south-east of Manchester, now preserved in the museum of that city, is a good example. It is about yj in. long by 3 J in. wide and 3 in. deep. The material is familiar fine gritstone. The surface from patination has almost the appearance of being original and undressed, but the sides incurve uniformly towards the edge and the head is fairly hammer-like. Its general features are indicated in the diagram, fig. 9. A great stone-hammer in the museum at Preston, of similar general character, is described as having been found at Longridge, a village 7 miles north-east of that town. Its length is loj in., width 4 in., and depth 3I in. ; and its weight 5 lb. i oz. The hole is small, the head rough 1 Roch. L. and Sc. Soc. vol. vi. 223 Fig. 8. CASTER. — Axe-Hammer from the Lune, near LAN- Scale, 1:3. (Chadwick Museum, Bolton.) It is