Ancient Scottish lake-dwellings or crannogs : with a supplementary chapter on remains of lake-dwellings in England . is fortunate that this was thecase, as it turned out so prolific of relics that I have assignedto it the name of relic-hcd. Amongst these were a spindlewhorl (Fig. 66), two bone chisels (Figs. 69 and 70), andseveral pointed bone implements (Figs. 71 to 74), a polishedstone celt (Fig. 55), a metal knife (Fig. 129), some imple- 78 ANCIENT SCOTTISH LAKE-DWELLINGS. ments of horn and wood, a fringe-like object manufacturedof the stems of a moss (Fig. 151), and a great many hammer-sto
Ancient Scottish lake-dwellings or crannogs : with a supplementary chapter on remains of lake-dwellings in England . is fortunate that this was thecase, as it turned out so prolific of relics that I have assignedto it the name of relic-hcd. Amongst these were a spindlewhorl (Fig. 66), two bone chisels (Figs. 69 and 70), andseveral pointed bone implements (Figs. 71 to 74), a polishedstone celt (Fig. 55), a metal knife (Fig. 129), some imple- 78 ANCIENT SCOTTISH LAKE-DWELLINGS. ments of horn and wood, a fringe-like object manufacturedof the stems of a moss (Fig. 151), and a great many hammer-stones. Close to the pavement, but about 2 feet lower, weextracted the skeleton of an animal like that of a goat orsheep, the skull of which was entire, and had short horn-cores attached to it. The relic-bed was made up of partiallydecomposed vegetable matters, and could be separated intothin layers; the common bracken, moss, parts of the stemsof coarse grass, heather, and large quantities of the brokenshells of hazel nuts, were frequently met with. The boneswere generally broken as if for the extraction of their. Fig. 39.—Perpendicular Section through the Hearths, showing structure of thefirst-discovered pavement. The asterisks indicate the position of the threelowest fireplaces, or stony pavements. marrow. The bed of chips of wood was several inchesthick, and extended more than half-way round, and had itsmaximum extent on the south-west side. The logs, all ofwhich were oak, and cut at various lengths, from about6 feet to 12 feet, seemed to radiate from the central line ofthe fireplace, like the spokes of a wheel. Underneath theselogs were others lying transversely, and in some placesa third layer could be detected by probing with a of these layers of logs were disturbed at this stage ofthe proceedings. EXCAVATION OF A CKANNOG AT LOCHLEE. 79 A perpendicular section made of the central mass leftstanding, just touching the southern edge of the first-dis-covered pavemen
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