Ilios; the city and country of the TrojansThe results of researches and discoveries on the site of Troy and throughout the Troad in the years 1871-72-73-78-79, including an autobiography of the author . 608 is a perforated object of green gabbro-rock, probably aweight. Under Nos. 609 to 616 I represent eight Trojan sling-bullets ofloadstone or haematite; except No. 616, which is of green diorite. All ofthem are well polished; and, with the rude implements which the Trojanshad at their disposal, it must have been tremendous work to cut andsmooth the hard stone into the cylindroid shape of the b
Ilios; the city and country of the TrojansThe results of researches and discoveries on the site of Troy and throughout the Troad in the years 1871-72-73-78-79, including an autobiography of the author . 608 is a perforated object of green gabbro-rock, probably aweight. Under Nos. 609 to 616 I represent eight Trojan sling-bullets ofloadstone or haematite; except No. 616, which is of green diorite. All ofthem are well polished; and, with the rude implements which the Trojanshad at their disposal, it must have been tremendous work to cut andsmooth the hard stone into the cylindroid shape of the bullets beforeus. In fact, labour must have had very little or- no value at that time,for otherwise it is impossible to imagine that whole months should havebeen wasted on the manufacture of one bullet, which was lost as soon asit was slung. Similar sling-bullets have never been found except inAssyria and in a sepulchre at Camirus in Khodes. The British Museum 7 Jcs. Hampel, Ant. prehist. PI. xiv. 8. Chap. VII.] TROJAN SLING BULLETS. 437 contains a number of such bullets from Assyria, of haematite and magneticiron, also two which seem to be of granite; besides one of loadstone No. 609. No. Nos. 609-613. Sling Bullets of Haematite or Loadstone. (7 :8 actual size. Depth, 26 t) 29 ft ) No. 616.
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