EARLY MAN 



Chehham. A bronze hoard was found at Beddlestead Green, in this 

 parish, in 1890, comprising four celts, socketed, and each furnished with 

 one loop, one fragment of a socketed celt, one fragment of a palstave 

 furnished with one loop and well developed flanges, and three lumps of 

 copper cake. 



Croydon. An important hoard of bronze objects was discovered 

 some years ago at Wickham Park. It comprised one palstave, six 

 socketed celts, one gouge, one hammer, one knife, one dagger, one 

 sword, one spearhead, one ferrule, one mould, and fragments of imple- 

 ments and copper cake. 



Dorking. A small hoard of bronze was found in a cavity of the 

 rock underground, in 1787, by some workmen digging stone. Only 



BRONZE CELT, PART OP CELT-MOULD AND GOUGE, BEDDINCTON. 



two bronze celts, and a semicircular piece of bronze (probably a sickle) 

 were found in the hole, but several lumps of copper cake had been 

 found previously by the workmen. 



Kingston Hill. About the year 1869 a hoard of bronze objects 

 was discovered at the George Gravel Pits, Kingston Hill. It comprised 

 the following articles : two socketed celts, one sword, one spearhead 

 and one piece of copper-cake. 



Farnbam. A hoard of bronze celts and palstaves was found at 

 Sandy Farm, near Crooksbury Hill, by a workman in 1857. The dis- 

 covery is noted and figured in The Illustrated London News of June 27, 

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