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Whetstones were used from very early times to sharpen their 

 weapons or tools of iron, for these are quite common in the 

 finds. 



Fig. 79!. Sharpening stone, found with 

 108 Roman coins (Vitellius-Commodus), 

 with small bits of bones, under a stone 

 which was part of a double circle of 

 stone. Gotland. 



Fig. 802. Bnckle for belt, plated with silver 

 and gilt, ornamented with coloured glass, 

 found by the side of a skeleton, with frag- 

 ments of a sword and spear-heads. 

 Upland. 



Fig. 801. Real size. 



Silver Ornaments for Sword Scabbards. 



