/4 PREHISTORIC FISHING. 



the most ancient traces of man in Em-ope, are harpoons of bone, which seem to 

 have been helved in the same manner."* 



The Swedish archaeologist figures another bone harpoon-head, here Fig. 95, 

 on the preceding j)age, found in a Scanian bog, and " showing traces of having been 

 helved in a somewhat different manner, namely, by the point of bone being fas- 

 tened to the handle. "f 



Alongside of it he represents a somewhat similar harpoon-head from Ticrra 

 del Fuego, many of which, he says, are in the British Museum, labeled Heads of 

 Fishinc/spears used by the Natives of Tier r a del Fuego. In addition, he represents 

 two harpoon-heads of bone. Figs. 96 and 97 on page 73, which were likewise 

 found in bogs, the original of Fig. 96 in the South of Scania, that of Fig. 97 in 

 Seeland.J The type shown by Fig. 96 will be considered hei'eafter. 



Fig. 98. — Arctic .America, 



Fio. 00.— Scania. 



Figs. 98 and 99. — Fish or bird-spear-heads of bone. 



* Nilsson : Primitive Inhabitants ; p. 29. 



t Ibid. ; p. 30, Plate IV, Fig. 69. 



X Ibid.; p. .30, Pliite IV, Figs 73 and 74. 



