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deposits. In my opinion the gravels show a complete
succession in time. Starting with the Plateau gravels, in which
were found the Eolithic implements, next come an intermediate
stage yielding older Palasoliths (to this the late Professor
Prestwich has applied the term "Hill-group"). Thirdly come
the High Terrace gravels, in which occur the typical Palaeoliths,
called on the Continent "Acheulian." Fourthly come the Middle
Terrace deposits, in which at Grays, Northfleet, and Crayford,
implements occur that are in my opinion identical with those of the
"Mousterian" or oldest Cave series. Later still come the
Third Terrace, and the "disused channel," in which no special
group of implements have been found, though elsewhere late
Palaeoliths called the "Rock-Shelter group" have been discovered
which probably Delonged to one of these. Since excavations
in these lower beds are very rare it was of the utmost importance,
when any fresh sections were opened, that they should be care-
fully examined, and all implements collected and preserved. It
was these lower beds that would enable the present gap between
Palaeolithic and Neolithic implements to be bridged over. At
the meeting of the Club I pointed out that a bed of gravel
might yield not only the implements actually in use at the time
of the deposition of the gravel, but also all the other older
groups of implements which had been derived from pre-existing
gravels. Thus the gravel in the present bed of the Thames
yielded everything from Eoliths to the latest pattern in tea-cups.
—A. S. Kennard, Beckenham, June, 1903.
A Modern Lake-Dweller.—The Zurich correspondent of
the Daily Express telegraphs (August 28, 1903) that "Mr.
Henneberg, a great silk manufacturer, who recently retired from
business, has built for himself on Lake Constance, a habitation
exactly after the model of a prehistoric lake dwelling shown in
the Zurich Museum. The building, which is about 200ft. off
the coast of the lake, rests upon piles, a few yards above the level
of the water. It consists of only one room, and its framework is
made from the wood of the yew tree. Round this room a gallery
extends of a width of some 5ft. or 7ft. The walls consist of
willow wicker-work and mud-plaster, the floor of hard mud and
plaited willow, and the ceiling of pressed straw. The walls are
ornamented with designs drawn with coal and bullock's blood."