310 Notes on Recent Discoveries. 



It is of orange-coloured flint and is remarkable for its extreme 

 thinness in proportion to its length. The whole surface has been 

 finely flaked over and then partly polished, while the edges have 

 been ground straight. The cutting edge is still sharp and perfect, 

 and the delicacy of this fine specimen would altogether preclude 

 the possibility of its ever having been used. It measures Gin. in 

 length by Ifin. in breadth at the cutting edge. 



The bronze socketed celt or chisel, of which a full-size drawing 

 is here given, was found in 1899 together with a bronze palstave, 

 at Highworth. 



The chisel is 3|in. long, |in. wide at bottom, while the top 

 measures lin. by fin. The socket is square and two inclies deep, 

 with curious wave markings on the inside of the bronze. These 

 marks have been recognised by Mr. C. H. Read, of the British 

 Museum, as caused by the grain of the wooden core used in the 

 casting of the implements, a remarkable proof of the method of 

 forming the socket. Evidence of this kind as to the nature of the 

 core used has very rarely been found, so that, apart from the 

 rarity of its form, this is an extremely interesting specimen. 

 Chisels of this class are very uncommon and usually have round 

 sockets. 



The palstave found with this chisel is very roughly cast and 

 finished, and is also much corroded. It measures 5in. in length 

 and 2in. in breadth at the cutting edge, one corner of which is 

 broken. It is very like Fig. 60 in Evans' Bronze Inqjlements. 



The fine palstave here illustrated as Fig. 3, was found at Latton. 

 It measures Gin. in length, by 2|in. at the cutting edge. It has a 

 pronounced midrib and deep stop sockets. It is in admirable 

 preservation. 



The socketed looped celt {Fig. 2) was found at Highworth in 

 1905. It has a large square socket, and measures 4^in. in length 



