COMPARISON OF THE DIFFERENT LAKE VILLAGES. 



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at a comparatively late period. On the other hand, the abun- 

 dance of wild animals, and the fact that at Moosseedorf and 

 Wauwyl the fox was more abundant than the dog, while else- 

 where the reverse is the case, certainly speak in favour of the 

 greater antiquity of these two settlements. 



The evidence derived from the distribution of the domestic 

 animals is more satisfactory. The sheep occurs even at 

 Moosseedorf, though not so numerous as at Nidau. On the 

 other hand, the horse is frequent at Nidau, while at Moossee- 

 dorf only a single bone of this animal was discovered, in a 

 different condition from that of the other bones, and probably 

 more recent. Finally, the domestic hog of the present race is 

 absent from all the Pile-works of the Stone period, excepting 

 the one at Wauwyl; and becomes frequent only at Nidau. 

 The following table shows the proportions of wild and tame 



* Considered by Prof. Ku'timeyer mesticated at Nidau and in the 

 to have been at first wild, but do- later Pfahlbauten. 



