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the larger breeds which were introduced probably in 
Roman times. They possessed a dog similar in size to a 
sheep-dog, and perhaps used for the same purpose. They 
were in the Iron age, as is proved by the saw marks on the 
antler and horn-core. Hunting apparently was not carried 
on to any great extent, since the remains of Roe-deer and 
Red-deer are extremely scanty. They must have been a 
sedentary people, since otherwise they could not have kept 
swine. There is no direct evidence that they were agri- 
culturists, but in all probability they were. There is only 
one age to which such a folk could be assigned, namely, 
the early Iron age. That is the state of civilization to 
which they had attained. One cannot term it late Celtic, 
since we have no evidence as to race. Thus we have 
a small community of people with flocks and herds. 
These, with the aid of man, would quickly disafforest the 
district, and the woodland molluscan fauna, which is well 
represented in the old soil, would quickly die out, and 
those species whose natural habitat is open country would 
take their place. 
In conclusion, we would take the opportunity of thank- 
ing Mr L. Richardson and Mr Brewer for their kindness ; 
and we would also express our thanks to Dr Frank Corner, 
who has kindly permitted us to make use of his collection 
for purposes of comparison on this as on so many other 
occasions. 
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