Ancient Earthwork in Epping Forest. 225
several of the flakes had manifestly been struck off from the
same block of flint, and had been left as useless debris on the
spot where found. After an examination of the flakes from
this position, Mr. Worthington G. Smith replaced one flake
on to a second somewhat larger one, from which it had been
originally struck. This replaced flake is illustrated (one half
actual size) at fig. 1.10
The front of the two conjoined flakes is shown in the left-
hand bottom figure, the side at b, the top at c, and the line
of junction at d d. Behind e e are two cones of percussion,
one belonging to each flake, and at f is the depression into
which the cone of the missing frontal flake at one time fitted.
The fractured part of the flint is deep chocolate-brown and
lustrous, and the back of the flint is dull ochraceous; the
flakes are undoubtedly artificial, and as old as the rampart
of the camp.
A few days after, a member of the
Committee, Mr. H. A. Cole, on looking
over the flakes and conjoined examples,
replaced a third flake on to the back of
the two as conjoined by Mr. Smith.
Fig. 2 represents (one half actual size)
the back of the conjoined flakes, and a
is the flake replaced by Mr. Cole ; the
top of this flake was broken at the time
when it was struck off; b is the cone
of percussion belonging to the flake
rejoined by Mr. Cole, and c is a similar cone belonging to
one of the flakes rejoined by Mr. Smith.
Among the flakes was a rude but cleverly chipped flint
chisel or celt (No. 20), not polished in any part, but exhibiting
traces of the original "crust" or "bark" of the flint in one
or two positions. This instrument is of somewhat remarkable
form, one side edge being acute, and the other flat; and some
doubt exists as to whether it was really intentionally chipped
into its present shape, or whether it is simply unfinished on
10 [For the figures illustrating this Report the Club is indebted to the
continued kindness of Mr. Worthington G. Smith.—Ed.]