SCARCITY OF BRONZE IMPLEMENTS. 



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The barrows are found to contain examples of almost all the 

 stone implements which occur elsewhere. I do not remember, 

 indeed, to have seen any article of stone which has not, in one 

 form or another, been met with in a barrow. The contrary, how- 

 ever, is the case with regard to bronze. The number as well as 

 variety of weapons and implements belonging to the bronze period, 

 which have been discovered under many different circumstances 



Fig. 33. f. 



Fig. 34. . 



and in great abundance, is very large. Not to particularise every 

 one, it may be sufficient to mention swords, daggers, spear-h< ds 

 axes (plain, flanged, and socketed-the so-called paals ab and 

 celts), gouges, chisels, knives, drills, and awls >* - 



long list, but a very small proportion has ever been found - bar 

 rows in association with interments, or, indeed, in any part of 



mound. Those that have occurred may be comprised 



