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 which have been supposed to belong to that remote period having been proved upon close examination to belong to the Neolithic or subsequent races. The Palæolithic race is generally supposed to be extinct, although Dr. Boyd Dawkins considers that the Cave men are represented by the Eskimos.

Remains of this early period found in Norfolk form a very interesting and important contribution towards the story of Palæolithic man. They consist of flint implements, much rolled and waterworn, obtained from a gravelpit at Bromehill in the parish of Weeting, about a mile and a quarter east of Brandon. This pit is in the valley of the Little Ouse, and the lower gravel, which contains a few implements of black colour, is only slightly above the level of the adjacent river.

Palæolithic Implement, Gravel Hill, Brandon. Palæolithic Implement, Gravel Hill, Brandon.

Redhill near Thetford is another place where Palæolithic implements have been found. As early as the year 1865 implements were found here in the river gravels of the Little Ouse. The discovery was made by a workman, and upon the fact becoming known further search was made in the district, with the result that other implements were obtained at Whitehill, further down the valley and also on the Norfolk side. Subsequent searches have been rewarded by the discovery of numerous specimens in the neighbourhood of Brandon and at Shrub Hill in the parish of Feltwell. The