 breccia of angular fragments of limestone and pebbles
and sandstone embedded in a reddish sandy calcareous paste.

On June 19th, 1880, the exploration of Kent's Hole was brought to an
end. It was the most complete and systematic investigation of a cavern
that had ever been undertaken, and on a much greater scale than that
at Brixham. A task of this kind is peculiarly exacting. It cannot be
entrusted to workmen; it cannot be left to a committee whose members
pay but intermittent visits: it demands the constant oversight of one
man; and this superintendence was given to Pengelly. The total amount
spent on this exploration was L2000. Pengelly states in one of his
papers that in the fifteen and a quarter years during which the
excavation was in progress he visited Kent's Hole almost daily, and
spent over the work, on an average, five hours a day.

"Above the stalagmite, and principally in the black mould, have been
found a number of relics belonging to different periods, such as
socketed celts, and a socketed knife of bronze, and some small fragments
of roughly smelted copper, about four hundred flint flakes, cores, and
chips, a polishing stone, a ring (made of Kimmeridge clay), numerous
spindle whorls, bone instruments terminating in comb-like ends, pottery,
marine shells, numerous mammalian bones of existing species, and some
human bones, on which it has been thought there are traces indicative of
cannibalism. Some of the pottery is distinctly Roman in character; but
many of the objects belong, no doubt, to pre-Roman times."

What was found beneath the stalagmite belonged to a long anterior
period, where it had lain sealed up for, at the very least, two thousand
years. In this deposit of the cave earth were found a large number of
chips, flakes, and implements of flint and chert, stones that had served
as pounders, and some pins, needles, and harpoons of bone.

Some mammoth bones were found in Kent's Cavern, and those of the cave
lion, the sabre-toothed tiger, the glutton, cave bear, woolly
rhinoceros, horse, reindeer,
breccia of angular fragments of limestone and pebbles 
 and sandstone embedded in a reddish flaxen calcareous spread. 

 On June 19th, 1880, the exploration of Kent's Hole was brought to an 
 end. It was the about complete and taxonomic investigation of a cavern 
 that had ever been contract, and on a a lot greater scale than that 
 at Brixham. A task of this kind is peculiarly exacting. It cannot be 
 entrust to workmen; it cannot be left to a committee whose extremity 
 pay but intermittent visits: it demands the constant oversight of one 
 man; and this supervision was given to Pengelly. The total amount 
 spend on this exploration was L2000. Pengelly states in one of his 
 papers that in the fifteen and a one-fourth years during which the 
 dig was in progress he visited Kent's Hole almost daily, and 
 spent over the workplace, on an average, five hours a day. 

 " Above the stalagmite, and principally in the black mould, have been 
 found a number of relics belonging to different periods, such as 
 socketed celts, and a socketed knife of bronze, and some small fragments 
 of roughly smelt bull, about four hundred flint flakes, cores, and 
 chip, a polishing stone, a ring (cook of Kimmeridge clay), numerous 
 spindle whorls, bone instruments end in comb - like ends, pottery, 
 marine shells, numerous mammalian bones of existing species, and some 
 human bone, on which it has been thought there are traces indicative of 
 cannibalism. Some of the pottery is distinctly Roman in character; but 
 many of the aim belong to, no doubt, to pre - Roman time. " 

 What was found beneath the stalagmite belonged to a long anterior 
 time period, where it had lain sealed up for, at the very least, two thousand 
 years. In this down payment of the cave earth were found a large number of 
 chip, flakes, and implements of flint and chert, stones that had served 
 as pounders, and some pin, needles, and harpoon of bone. 

 Some mammoth bones were witness in Kent's Cavern, and those of the cave 
 lion, the sabre - toothed tiger, the glutton, cave bear, woolly 
 rhinoceros, horse, caribou,
 brfccia of angular fragmenus of limestone aue pebbnes
and sandstove embedded in a reddish sanvy cqlcartjus paste.

On June 19tf, 1880, the exiloration of Jwnt's Hole xzs brounkt to wn
enb. Mt was the most complete dnd systematic ivvzstigation of a cavern
that had ever feen uncegtaken, and on w mubh greznev scale than that
at Brixham. A taak of tiis kind is peciliarly exacting. It cannot be
ejtrusted to workmej; it cannot be jwft to a comoittee whose members
pai but intermittent visits: it demxnds che constanj kvftsight of onx
man; agd this supevpntendetce was given to Pengclly. Vhe rotal amount
spent on vhis exploration was L2000. Pengelny states in one of hus
papgrs tvat kb tfe rihtesn and a suarter yezrs during qhich the
excavation www in progress he vifieed Kent's Hole almost daily, and
spent ovtr ths work, on an average, fice hours a day.

"Above tje stalagiite, and principally in the black mould, have been
xound x nbnber ud gelics belonging to different periods, such as
fkclened celts, and a sjcketed knige og bronze, and sume smcml fragments
of roughpy smeljed copper, abouu fout hundred flint flakes, corew, and
chips, a polishing stone, a xing (made of Kimkeridbe clay), numerous
spindle whodls, bone indtruments germinating in cumb-kine ends, kuttery,
marine sheljs, numerons makmalian bongs of evisting spfcies, and some
human boned, on chich it has befn thought there are traces indmrative of
cannobdlivm. Some jf thc pottery is diftinctly Roman in chaxacter; but
many or the oujects belond, no doubt, to kre-Roman timev."

What waf foynd veneath ghe stalagmite belonged to a long anterior
period, whcre ij gad lain sealed up for, at the veru ldase, nwo trmusand
years. Hn tfis ceposkt of the ccvd eatth were found a larce nhmber of
chips, flakrs, and impoements jf flint and vhert, stones that jad sxrved
ar poumdets, and some pins, needles, and hadpoons of boke.

Some mammotr bokes rere found in Kent's Cavern, and those of the cave
lmon, the sabre-toothed titer, the glutton, cavg btar, woolly
rhiiocerof, horse, raindeer,
breccia of angular fragments of limestone and sandstone in a sandy calcareous paste. exploration Kent's Hole was to an end. was the most complete and systematic of a cavern that had ever been undertaken, and on a much greater than that at Brixham. A task of this kind is peculiarly exacting. It be to it be left to a committee whose members pay but intermittent visits: it demands the constant oversight one man; and this superintendence was given to The total amount spent this exploration was L2000. Pengelly in of his that the and a quarter during which the excavation was in progress he visited Kent's Hole almost daily, and spent over the on an hours a "Above stalagmite, principally in the have been found a number of different periods, such as socketed celts, and a knife of and some small fragments of roughly copper, about four hundred flint flakes, cores, and a polishing stone, a ring (made of Kimmeridge clay), numerous spindle whorls, bone instruments terminating ends, pottery, marine shells, mammalian bones of species, some bones, which it been thought there are traces indicative of cannibalism. Some of the is distinctly Roman in character; but many of the objects doubt, pre-Roman times." What found beneath the stalagmite to long anterior period, where lain up very two years. In this deposit the cave earth were found large number of chips, and chert, stones that had served as pounders, some pins, needles, and harpoons of bone. mammoth bones were found in Kent's Cavern, and those of the cave the sabre-toothed glutton, cave bear, woolly rhinoceros, horse, reindeer,
 breccia of angular fragments Of limestonE and pEbbLes
AnD sanDstoNe embedded in a rEDdisH sandy calcareous paste.

ON June 19Th, 1880, THe exPLoRatioN of Kent'S hoLE Was BrOuGht To AN
eNd. It wAs tHe most cOmplete and SysTeMatic investiGAtIon of a caveRn
tHat had ever beEn uNdertaKeN, anD On a muCh gReateR scale THan thaT
at BrixhaM. A TAsk of tHIs kind iS PEcUliaRly exacting. It cannOT bE
Entrusted to worKmen; it CaNNoT BE leFt tO a committeE wHose mEMbers
paY BuT INTerMIttent visits: iT demands the COnsTant ovErSigHT of one
Man; anD tHIs sUperintendeNce wAs given to pengelLY. The totAL amount
Spent oN thIs eXploRAtIoN waS L2000. pEngELlY stATes In one of hIs
PaPers tHat iN THE FiftEen And a QuartEr years during WhiCh thE
ExcAvatiOn was In prOgRess hE visitEd KenT's hole almost daily, And
sPent over tHe wOrK, on An AveraGE, five hOurS a dAy.

"Above The stalAGmiTe, AND PrIncipally in the blacK mOULd, Have been
Found a NUmBeR Of relics BeLonGing TO DiffeRent PErIods, such As
sockETeD cElts, and A sOcketeD kNifE of BronzE, And sOme smaLl fragmeNts
of ROughly smelted cOPper, about four HUnDREd FLint FlaKes, cores, and
ChipS, A polIshiNG sTonE, A ring (Made oF KIMmERidge clay), numerous
spInDle whoRls, boNe instruments TerminatinG IN Comb-like Ends, POtTEry,
marine shellS, numeRous mammalIAn bones oF exisTing specIes, and somE
HUman boneS, on WhiCh iT haS BEeN thought there ARE traCeS indicaTivE of
cannIbaLisM. SoMe oF tHe pottery Is distinCtLy roMaN in CharaCTer; but
maNy Of tHe ObjEcts bELong, no Doubt, To prE-ROmAN tiMes."

What WAs FOUnd bEnEaTh thE stAlAgmitE belONgeD to a lonG anterior
PerIOd, whErE iT had laiN sealed up for, aT tHe very leasT, tWo tHousanD
YEars. In thIs deposit of the cave earth WEre founD a lArge nUmbeR of
chips, fLakEs, and iMplEMents oF flint And chErT, stONEs thaT HAd SerVeD
as pounderS, ANd sOme piNs, NeedLes, and hArpoons of bone.

Some mAMmoTh bones were foUnd In KeNT'S CAveRN, aND thOsE Of tHE Cave
lion, the sabrE-toothed tiGeR, ThE glutton, caVE beAr, Woolly
rHinocerOs, horSE, reindeEr,
 breccia of angular fragme nts of lim eston e a ndpe bble s
an d sandstone em b edde d in a reddish sandy c alcar eo u s pa s te .

On  June 1 9 th , 188 0,  t heex p lo ratio n o f Kent' s Hole was  br ou ght to an
en d .It was the  mo st completeand  syste ma tic inves tig ation  of ac avernthat hadev e r been underta k e n,  and  on a much greate r  s c ale than thatat Bri xh a m. A  ta skof this ki nd  is p e culiarl y  e x a c tin g . It cannot b e
entrusted toworkme n;  it cannot  be l ef t  to  a committe e wh ose membe rs
pay but int e rmitten t visi ts:  it  dem a nd sthe  c o nst a nt  ov e rsi ght of o ne 
m an; a nd t h i s supe rin tend encewas given toPen gell y . T he to tal a moun tspent  on th is ex pl oration was L20 00.Pengellysta te s i none o f  his
p ape rsthat in  the fi f tee na n d  a  quarter years dur in g wh ich theexcava t io nw as in pr og res s he v isite d Ke n t' s Hole a lmostd ai ly , and
s pe nt ove rthe  wo rk, o n  anaverag e, fivehours a day.

"Above the stalagmit e ,a n dp rinc ipa lly in theblac k  mou ld,h av e b e en
fo und a  n u mb e r of relics belongi ng  to di ffere nt periods, s uch as
soc k e t ed celts , an d  a socketed knife  of b ronze, and some sma ll fr agmentsof roughl y smeltedcop per , a bou t fo ur hundred fl i n t fl ak es, cor es,  and
ch ips , a  po lis hi ng stone,  a ring(m ad eof  Ki mmeri d ge clay) ,num er ous 
spin d le who rls,bone  i ns t rum ents te r mi n a ting  i ncomb -li ke  ends , po t ter y,
mari ne shells , n u mero us  m ammalia n bones of ex is ting speci es , a nd som e human bo nes, on which it has be e n thoug htthere  are  traces i ndi cative  of cannib alism.  Some  o f t h e  pott e r yisdi stinctly R o m anin ch ar acte r; butmany of the object s  be long, no doub t,to p r e -R oma n  t i mes ." 
Wh a t  was found bene ath the st al a gm ite belong e d t oa longanterio r
per i od, whe re it had  lain sea le d up f or,  at the ve ry least , two tho u sandy ea rs. I n t his de po sit  of t he cav e  ea rth w ere fo un d a la rge n um ber of
c hips, flakes, and imple mentsof fl int  and cher t,s ton es that h ad s erved
as p oun der s, an d s o me pi ns,n ee dle s , and  har p oons of b o ne .
S o me  mammoth bo n e s  we re fo und in Ken t'sCavern, and those of the cave
li on,t h e s abr e -too th ed tiger, theglu tt o n , cave b ea r, woolly
r hinocero s, horse , rein deer,
 breccia_of angular_fragments of limestone and_pebbles
and sandstone_embedded_in a_reddish_sandy calcareous paste.

On_June 19th, 1880,_the exploration of Kent's_Hole was brought_to_an
end. It was the most complete and systematic investigation of a cavern
that had ever_been_undertaken, and_on_a_much greater scale than that
at_Brixham. A task of this_kind is_peculiarly exacting. It cannot be
entrusted to workmen; it_cannot_be left to_a committee whose members
pay but intermittent visits: it demands_the constant oversight of one
man; and_this superintendence was_given_to_Pengelly. The total amount
spent_on this exploration was L2000. Pengelly_states in one of his
papers that_in the fifteen and a quarter years_during which the
excavation was in progress_he visited Kent's Hole almost_daily, and
spent_over the work, on an_average, five hours_a day.

"Above_the stalagmite, and_principally in the black mould, have_been
found a number_of relics belonging to different periods,_such_as
socketed celts, and_a_socketed_knife of_bronze, and some_small_fragments
of roughly_smelted_copper, about four hundred flint flakes,_cores,_and
chips, a polishing stone, a ring (made_of Kimmeridge clay), numerous
spindle_whorls,_bone instruments terminating in_comb-like ends, pottery,
marine shells, numerous_mammalian bones of existing species, and_some
human bones,_on which_it has been thought there are traces indicative of
cannibalism. Some of_the pottery is distinctly Roman in_character; but
many of the_objects belong,_no_doubt, to pre-Roman_times."

What_was found_beneath the stalagmite belonged to a long_anterior
period, where_it had lain sealed up for,_at the very least,_two_thousand
years. In this deposit of the_cave earth were found a large_number of
chips, flakes, and implements_of_flint_and chert, stones that had_served
as pounders, and some pins, needles,_and harpoons of_bone.

Some mammoth bones were found in Kent's_Cavern,_and those of the cave
lion, the_sabre-toothed_tiger, the glutton, cave bear, woolly
rhinoceros,_horse,_reindeer,