. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. Fig. 98.—Axe in Fig. 99.—Axe—Eobenhausen. Neuchatel. One of these instruments in its complete form isshown in Fig. 99, which I have copied from Keller. J It was found * Skeltons Meyricks Armour, pi. cl. 1. t See also Proc Soc. Ant., 2nd S., vol. i. p. 56, and Horse Ferales, p. ^f ii U VOl< l Heft Xii< Taf- L K8ller Pfahl-ba»ten, ler J Lake Dwellings pi. x. 7; 5ter Bericht, pi. x 17. Another from is engraved by Chantre, Etudes Paleoethn., pi. xi. 144 POLISHED CELTS. [C
. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. Fig. 98.—Axe in Fig. 99.—Axe—Eobenhausen. Neuchatel. One of these instruments in its complete form isshown in Fig. 99, which I have copied from Keller. J It was found * Skeltons Meyricks Armour, pi. cl. 1. t See also Proc Soc. Ant., 2nd S., vol. i. p. 56, and Horse Ferales, p. ^f ii U VOl< l Heft Xii< Taf- L K8ller Pfahl-ba»ten, ler J Lake Dwellings pi. x. 7; 5ter Bericht, pi. x 17. Another from is engraved by Chantre, Etudes Paleoethn., pi. xi. 144 POLISHED CELTS. [CHAP. VI. at Robenhausen, and the club-like handle is of ash. Several otherspecimens are engraved by the same author and Professor Desor.*In some instances the stone was inserted lengthways! into theend of a tine of stags horn at the part where it had been severedfrom the antler, so as to form a sort of chisel. + In other cases thesocket was worked through the tine, and the stone blade fixed init after the manner of an axe, though the handle was too short tobe used for chopping with. Some wooden handles §
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