A guide to the antiquities of the bronze age in the Department of British and mediæval antiquities . charcoal. Pottery of thislatter class was even in tlie neolithic period, ornamented withdeeply incised designs inlaid with a white chalky substance,a circumstance -which, like the occurrence of the small idols atLaibach, suggests a cultural connection with the Eastern Medi- 140 DESCRIPTION OF CASE S terraneau. The ornament is geometrical, consisting of impressedor incised circles, semicircles, triangles, dots, zigzags and herring-bone bands. A raie method of decoration by means of appliedstrips
A guide to the antiquities of the bronze age in the Department of British and mediæval antiquities . charcoal. Pottery of thislatter class was even in tlie neolithic period, ornamented withdeeply incised designs inlaid with a white chalky substance,a circumstance -which, like the occurrence of the small idols atLaibach, suggests a cultural connection with the Eastern Medi- 140 DESCRIPTION OF CASE S terraneau. The ornament is geometrical, consisting of impressedor incised circles, semicircles, triangles, dots, zigzags and herring-bone bands. A raie method of decoration by means of appliedstrips of tin was practised at the settlements of Cortaillod, Corce-lettes, and Estavayer, on the Lake of Neuchatel, as well as in thelakes of Savoy (fig. 135). The forms include jugs, bowls, dishes,vases, plates, and beakers. Some of the vessels are pointed atthe base, and cannot stand upright unless supported by clayrings, of which numerous examples have been found. Otherobjects of earthenware are crucibles, clay spindle-whorls, andloom-weights. Textiles are represented by flax-cloth, yarn, Eia. 135.—^o witli iipplieil tin, Conjux, Luke uf Bourget. | and netting. The inhabitants of the lake-dwellings were ac-quainted with n\imerous animals, many of which were domesti-cated. The following list will give some idea of the variety ofanimal remains discovered : wild animals-hison, aurochs, urus,elk, stag, roe-deer, great bear, wild boar, fox, wild-cat, marten,pole-cat, beaver, otter, badger, hare, squirrel, field-niouse ; domes-ticated animals—horse, cow, sheep, gnat and dog. Among birdsmay 1)6 mentioned the stork, heron, sea-gull, wild-duck and teal ;and among fish and i-eptiles, the tortoise, frog, toad, carp, pikeand salmon. Vegetable remains include wheat and barley (oftenfound in carbonised masses), flax, raspljerries, Ijlackberries, straw-berries, apples, sloes, hazel and beech nuts. From the nature of the aljove remains it is possible to constructa pictur(! of t
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