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Votes of thanks were passed to Mr. Worthington Smith for his gift of
the series of "flakes" to the Museum, and to Mr. Meldola for his
interesting impromptu lecture. The meeting then resolved itself into the
usual Conversazione, at which the Rev. F. A. Walker sent for exhibition
some specimens of "banded flints" from the chalk formation at Christ-
church, Hants; and Mr. R. M. Christy sent some flint implements,
including eight from Canada, one from the Bartlow Hills, three more or
less perfect implements from Cissbury, one from South Downs, and a
number of curious flint chips from Cissbury Hill, where similar ones may
be obtained by the bushel; also a few gun-flints, to show that the
manufacture of flint had lasted to these days.
Monday, May 30th, 1881, and following Days.
Report on the Club's Exploration of Ambresbury Banks,
Epping Forest.
At the Field Meeting held on July 3rd, 1880, the President suggested
that the scientific exploration of the two ancient earth-works, known as
Ambresbury Banks and the Loughton Camp, would be a fitting and
worthy task for the Club to undertake. The suggestion was warmly
received by the members present, and General Pitt-Rivers very readily
promised his valuable aid and advice in the matter. As detailed in the
Report of the Ordinary Meeting on October 30th, 1880, permission to
make the necessary excavations was granted to the Club by the Epping
Forest Committee of the Corporation of London, and under date October
12th a circular to the members was issued by the Honorary Secretary,
making a strong appeal for funds to carry on the works, the cost of which
would be too great to be defrayed out of the ordinary income of the
Society. In response to that appeal the following sums were subscribed
by the members of the Club named:—
Forest Camps Exploration Fund.