. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. Jonrn. EthnoL Soc, vol. ii. pi. .xxx. 3. OF A FOKM FOUND IN GREECE AND INDIA. 115. Blandforcl, has a celt of greenstone of this form 4^ inches long, foundat Tarrant Launceston, Dorset. A shorter form, which also seems to be most prevalent in Yorkshire,is represented in Fig. 70. The specimen figured is from Seamer, formedof greenstone, and in the collectionof the Rev. W. Greenwell, the same collection is another(4 inches), rather larger and thicker,from Scampston. Another of qnartz-ite, 5 inches long, 2^ inches w
. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. Jonrn. EthnoL Soc, vol. ii. pi. .xxx. 3. OF A FOKM FOUND IN GREECE AND INDIA. 115. Blandforcl, has a celt of greenstone of this form 4^ inches long, foundat Tarrant Launceston, Dorset. A shorter form, which also seems to be most prevalent in Yorkshire,is represented in Fig. 70. The specimen figured is from Seamer, formedof greenstone, and in the collectionof the Rev. W. Greenwell, the same collection is another(4 inches), rather larger and thicker,from Scampston. Another of qnartz-ite, 5 inches long, 2^ inches wide,1| inches thick, polished all over,but showing traces of having beenworked with a pick, was found atBirdsall, near Malton, and is in thecollection of Messrs. Mortimer, ofFimber. I have one of greenstone4| inches long and 2^ inches wide,also from Seamer. A celt of greenstone, of the samesection, but broader and moretruncated at the butt, 3 incheslong, and found near Bellingham,North Tyne, is in the Newcastle Museum. ^jg- ,s.;, Yoi-k.^lm-e. i Some of the stone celts from Greece and Italy are of much the sameform, but usually rather longer i
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