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⁸ The Prehistory of Ceylon, particularly the later phases have not yet been studied properly. But Deraniyagala's Balgonda culture, no doubt possesses a number of heavier tools like perforated mace heads and "pecked picks". But the most interesting feature is a number of pitted stones. Such types are rare in India and the writer can recall only the material from the Kolar District, lying unpublished in the store rooms of the Department of Archaeology, Mysore State. There are a few in the Cunningham collection in the British Museum coming from the "Kaimur ranges". But the absence of chipped and ground axes, chisels etc., is quite significant in view of the extensive work carried out by Dr. Deraniyagala. DERANIYAGALA, "Some Aspects of the Prehistory of Ceylon—Part III. The Balgonda culture." Spolia Zeylanica, 27, 1. 1953. pp. 126-131.