. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. Fig. 83.—Middleton Moor. a found on Middleton Moor, Derbyshire, and is in the collection of Mr. J. F.* Anc. Mon. of Miss. Valley, p. 218. rSED TN THE HAND WITHOUT HAFTING. 125 Lucas. The shallow grooves at the sides appear intended to receive thefingers, much in the same manner as the grooves in the handles of someof the tools of the Esquimaux.* An Irish celt, 8 inches long, formerlyin the Brackstone Collection,! andnow in the Blackmore Museum, hastwo notches on one side only, andmore distinctly formed, seeminglyto recei
. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. Fig. 83.—Middleton Moor. a found on Middleton Moor, Derbyshire, and is in the collection of Mr. J. F.* Anc. Mon. of Miss. Valley, p. 218. rSED TN THE HAND WITHOUT HAFTING. 125 Lucas. The shallow grooves at the sides appear intended to receive thefingers, much in the same manner as the grooves in the handles of someof the tools of the Esquimaux.* An Irish celt, 8 inches long, formerlyin the Brackstone Collection,! andnow in the Blackmore Museum, hastwo notches on one side only, andmore distinctly formed, seeminglyto receive the fingers and give afirmer hold when used in the handwithout a haft. Colonel A. Lane Fox has an In-dian celt with a notch on eitherside, but this may have been con-nected with the method of hafting. The original of Fig. 84 is inMr. Greenwells collection, and wasfound near Truio. It is of serpen-tine, with an oblique edge, andappears to have been formed froma pebble with little labour beyondthat of sharpening one end. Thoughmuch flatter on one face than theother,
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