cms. ; breadth, of the edge, 5-25 cms.,-near the butt, 4 cms. ; thickness, 2 cms.

Figure 17-represents a broken broad-bladed axe of amphibole schist, from village Chendagutu (police-station Khunti). The polished convex faces slope towards each other to form the crescentic edge, the corners of which are well rounded to meet the sides. The sides are broad but rounded to meet the faces, and appear to taper very slightly towards the butt. The dimensions of the present broken axe-head are :-length, 6.5 cms.; breadth,-of the blade, 7.5 cms.,-of the broken butt, 7 cms.; thickness of the butt, 2.5 cms.

Figure 18-shews a crude chisel only slightly polished near the edge and sides, from village Sembua (police-station Khunti). It is made of pyroxine or amphibole schist and is coated with a brownish red decomposition product. The faces are flat and rough, and the sides are of unequal length and unsymmetrical-one of the sides being straight and the other slightly curved. The edge which is crescentic is much impaired, the corners are rounded and so also is the butt which is narrower than the edge. The dimensions are :-length, 10.5 cms.; breadth,-near the blade, 5 cms,-near the butt, 2.75 cms.; thickness, 1 cm.

Figure 19-represents a polished rectangular broad-edged axe-head from village Binda (police-station Khúnti). It is made of gneissose rock, and is coated with a brownish red decomposition product. The faces which are very slightly convex-almost flat-meet the flat but rounded sides which run almost parallel to each other. One of the faces slope more than the other near the blade and form the crescentic edge which meets the sides at sharp angles. The rough (probably broken) butt is quite flat and meets the sides almost at right angles. The dimensions are:-length, 7.5 cms.; breadth,-of the blade, 6.5 cms., of the butt (probably broken), 5.5 cms. ; average thickness, 2 cms.

Figure 20-represents the broken lower half of a broad axe made of dark grey gneiss, found at village Torangkel

(police-station Khūnti). The flat parallel sides are rounded to meet the convex faces which slope downward to form a fine broad sharp crescentic edge meeting the sides symmetrically at wide angles. Though having numerous pecked depressions, the specimen is well-polished. Long-continued exposure has resulted in the formation of a patina over the surface. The dimensions are:-length (of the present broken celt), 6 cms.; breadth near the blade, 8 cms. ; thickness, 2 cms.

Figure 21-represents an elongated broad-bladed axe from village Gora (police-station Khūnti). It is a large and heavy celt formed of compact silicious rock. The specimen is broadest near the blade. The sides are straight but taper towards the butt which is pointed. Both the sides and faces are pecked, not polished; only the parts of the faces just near the edge are polished to form a rounded crescentic edge. One of the faces is convex and the other almost flat, only slightly concave,-thus making the implement suitable for gripping. The dimensions are-length, 20 cms. ; breadth,-near the blade, 8.5 cms.,of the rounded butt (5 cms. from the apex), 2.5 cms. ; thickness in the middle, 3 cms.

Figure 22-represents a large elongated celt of dark grey schist from village Bindā (police-station Khunti). The surface has become yellowish through weathering. The front face is distinctly convex and the other face rather flattish. The sides and faces are rounded and polished but uneven and illfinished. The sides taper gently towards the crescentic edge as well as towards the flat butt,-the broadest point being just in the middle. The sides and edge form one continuous band. Its dimensions are:-length, 16.5 cms.; breadth,-at the edge, 6 cms.,-in the middle, 6.5 cms.,--at the butt, 3.5 cms. ; thickness, 2.75 cms.

Figure 23-shews what looks like a paleolithic implement of compact grey quartzite from village Jurdag (police-station Karrā). The surface has become coated over with a greyish white decomposition product. The faces which are both convex are chipped into shape and meet one another to form the sides,

edge and butt,-all forming one continuous band, having roughly an oval shape resembling that of a small turtle. The dimensions are-length, 15 cms.l; breadth, 10 cms. ; thickness, 3 cms.

Figure 2-represents an elongated axe-head formed of amphibole schist, found at village Pandu (police-station Khūnti). The faces are flat and slope from the butt towards the crescentic and blunt blade which has been formed by bevelling the faces. The sides are flat but slightly rounded to meet the faces, and are parallel to each other from the edge up to the middle and then go on tapering towards the butt which is thick and rounded. The dimensions are :-length, 17 cms.; average breadth of the lower half, 6 cms. ; breadth of the butt, 3 cms.; thickness near the butt, 2 cms.

Figure 25-represents a large cylindrical celt made of hard greyish gneiss, from village Binda (police-station Khunti). The specimen is broken on both faces of the edge and near the butt, thus exposing fresher core. Weathering has made the surface soft and tinted it yellow. A section at the middle is elliptical, almost approaching a circle. The sides taper slightly towards both ends but the faces are distinctly convex and meet at both ends forming a crescentic edge and a narrow flat butt. The dimensions are:-length, 18 cms.; breadth,-near the edge, 4 cms.,-in the middle, 6 cms.,-near the butt, 3 cms.; thickness, 5 cms.

Figure 26-represents a heavy broad polished axe of greenish grey gneiss, found by the side of river Tājnā, near village Senegutu (police-station Khünti). Its crescentic blade, straight sides, and pointed butt, all together form an isosceles triangle with slightly rounded angles. The sides are broad but well-rounded to meet the faces, and more convergent to each other near the butt. One of the faces is highly convex, and the other slightly concave but sloping towards the other side near the edge. When looked at sideways, the specimen presents a curved shape. The dimensions are:-length, 16 cms. ; breadth, from corner to corner of the blade, 7 cms.,-near the butt, 3 cms.; thickness in the middle, 2.70 cms.

Figure 27-represents a broad chisel from village Chendāgatu (police-station Khunti). It is formed of dark grey gneiss, coated with a brownish red decomposition product. The faces are flat and polished and are well rounded to meet the sides and slope gently to form a broad and slightly crescentic edge. The edge which is broken at one corner, meets the sides at sharp angles. The butt is broken and irregular. The sides which are almost parallel to each other are slightly depressed towards the middle probably to make the implement suitable for gripping. The dimensions are :-length, 10.5 cms.; breadth of the original blade, 7.5 cms.,-of the present broken blade, 5.5 cms.,at the middle, 7 cms.,of the broken butt, 7 cms. ; thickness of the butt, 2.75 cms.

Figure 28-represents an elongated crude celt of phyllitik rock, only chipped and not polished. It was found at village Mūrūd (police-station Khunti). The edge which is crescentio is rough and irregular, and meets the sides at rounded angles, the sides taper towards a narrow and rounded butt. The faces are almost flat but are slightly rounded to meet the sides. The dimensions are:-length, 13 cms.; breadth,—of the blade, 5 cms.,-a little above the blade, 5 cms.,-of the butt, 2.5 cms.; average thickness, 2 cms.

Figure 29-shows a small polished celt from village Kākrā (police-station Ranchi). It is formed of grey compact quartzite. The straight edge is much impaired and meets the flat parallel sides in sharp angles. The sides are rough and meet the slightly convex faces at sharp angles. This specimen has the general shape of a rectangle. The thickness is greatest at the middle from which point the faces slope both ways-towards the edge and also towards the butt. The flat butt, though barely rounded to meet the faces, meets the sides at sharp angles. The dimensions are :-length, 5.5 cms.; breadth,—of the blade, 3.25 cms., of the butt, 2.5 cms.; thickness at the middle, 2 cms.

Figure 30-represents a rectangular polished chisel from village Chendagutu (police-station Khunti). It is manufactured of a basaltic rock coated with a brownish red decomposition

product. The sides, which 'are flat and parallel to each other are barely rounded to meet the slightly convex faces which slope both ways to form the edge and butt. The original shape of the edge which is much impaired, was probably crescentic. The butt is similar in shape to the edge, but is slightly narrower. The dimensions are:-length, 6.25 cms. ; breadth,—of the blade, 3.5 cms.,of the butt, 3 cms. ; thickness at the middle, 1-4 cms.

Figure 31-shows a crude chisel made of grey silicious schist, also from village Chendagutu (police-station Khūnti). The polished but uneven faces are slightly convex, and slope downwards to form an irregularly rounded edge which meets the sides at widely rounded angles. The sides are unsymmetrically disposed, one being straight and the other curved and bevelled to meet the faces. The flat rough butt meets the sides almost at right angles. The dimensions are:-length, 9.5 cms.; breadth,―of the edge, 5.5 cms. ;-of the butt, 4 cms. ; thickness, 1.75 cms.

Figure 32-represents an unfinished celt, partly chipped and partly polished, made of brown, æonic tinted basalt. The material is much weathered, the butt is broken, and a part of the edge only recently broken. With the exception of the sharp cutting edge, the specimen appears to be unfinished. The edge is flat but slightly rounded at the corners to meet the sides which are thick, and meets the faces in slightly rounded angles. The dimensions are:-length, 13.5 cms.; breadth,-at the middle, 6-5 cms.,-of the butt, 5 cms. ; thickness lower down the butt, 3.5 cms.

Figure 33-represents a well-polished small triangular celt manufactured of white quartzite with red and black spots and streaks. It was found at village Binda (police-station Khūnti). It has a crescentic hatchet edge and tapering rounded butt; the convex faces almost meet in slightly flattened sides. The butt, sides and edge form one continuous uninterrupted band. The specimen is perfectly symmetrical in shape and of beautiful design and finish. It appears to have been little used. The