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 . ers which we have discussed before, and which are found here invery large masses. These round corn-bruisers are also found in the debris 1 John Evans, op. cit. p. 203. 2 Joseph Hampel, Collection de VExpositionprchistorique des Musces de Province ; Buda- Pesth, 1876, p. 67, Nos. 34, See pp. 240-243 and 446-451. 570 THE FOURTH CITY ON THE SITE OF TROY. [Chap. VIII. of the Stone age in Egypt
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 . ers which we have discussed before, and which are found here invery large masses. These round corn-bruisers are also found in the debris 1 John Evans, op. cit. p. 203. 2 Joseph Hampel, Collection de VExpositionprchistorique des Musces de Province ; Buda- Pesth, 1876, p. 67, Nos. 34, See pp. 240-243 and 446-451. 570 THE FOURTH CITY ON THE SITE OF TROY. [Chap. VIII. of the Stone age in Egypt,4 and in the pre-historic city below the strataof pumice-stone and volcanic ashes on the island of Withreference to the stone balls for bruising corn, I am informed that theprocess may still be seen among the Indians of the Yosemite Valleyin California. Their squaws pound acorns with round stone mullers on agranite rock, the flat surface of which is worn into holes by the same Indians offer another parallel to my discoveries at Troy in thebeautiful little arrow-points of obsidian, which they make and use forsmall game, though they have rifles for large game,—a remarkable. No. 1284. Implement of Stone. (Half actualsize. Depth, 18 to 22 ft.) example of mixed states of civilization. No. 1284 is an instrument ofhaematite: as the upper side is well polished and perfectly smooth, itmay have served, as Professor Virchow suggests, for smoothing cloth orother textures, while the other side may have been used as a is one of the better specimens of the rude stone hammers, whichoccur by thousands at Hissarlik. No. 1285 is a hollow object of granite,
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