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ROCK-TRACINGS. 



hours have I spent before these in deep contemplation, trying, 

 but in vain, to unravel the mystery which surrounds them ! 

 Some of the pictures contain over one hundred figures, vary- 

 ing from a small object to one several feet in length or height ; 

 except in a few instances, the absence of masts in representa- 

 tions of ships is noticeable. 



Among the many interesting rock-tracings are those where 

 warriors have a peculiar horned head-dress, representing most 

 probably a helmet. 



In the British Museum there are two helmets of bronze, 

 which reminded me of the representation given on the rock- 

 tracings, which I give below, one of which was found in the 

 Thames, the other at Apulia. 



Fig. 896. Found in the Thames, near 

 Waterloo Bridge. 



Fig. 897. Apulia (Magna Grsecia). 



An engraving, illustrating part of a bas-relief of the 

 Egyptian temple of Medinet Habou, has been brought to my 

 notice by Dr. Warre, head-master of Eton College, from a 

 remarkable French work. 1 There is a similarity in this illus- 

 tration with the rock-tracings of the North. 



This bas-relief of the temple contains a record of the military 

 success and historical events of Kameses III. Among the 



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different episodes the sea-fight shown on p. 123 is recorded. I 

 think we can recognize the horned men of the rock-tracings. 

 There is also a perfect similarity between the boats of the 



1 " Etudes sur 1'antiquite' historique 

 d'apres les sources Egyptiennes et sur 



les monuments reputes prehistoriques," 

 par F. Chabas. 



