POSITION OF IMPLEMENTS. 



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Wlieu any of these implements of stone, horn, or bronze have 

 been associated with a burial, they have been discovered in various 

 relative positions as regards the body. Knife-daggers of bronze 

 and flint, and axe-hammers of stone or horn have been, in many 

 cases, apparently held in the hand, with the point of the one and 

 the edge of the other almost touching the chin. Other weapons 



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and implements have been found in front of the face and chest ; 

 behind the head, shoulders, and back ; at the hips, and under the 

 knees. 



Amongst these several articles of stone, horn, and bronze, the 

 only two which can fairly lay claim to be considered as weapons 

 are arrow-points and the perforated axe-hammer of stone; to 

 which may possibly be added the plain bronze axe. The knife- 



