342 EARLY MAN IN BRITAIN. [CHAP. x. 



CHAPTER X. 



THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE. 



THE BRONZE AGE. 



'Celtic Invasion of the British Isles. Classification of the Bronze Age in 

 Britain. The Axe in Culture. Habitations in Britain and Ireland 

 in the Bronze Age. Clothing and Ornaments. Lighting Fires and 

 Wood-cutting. Spinning and Weaving. Agriculture and Farming. 

 Pottery : Cups of Gold and Amber. Bronze working. Weapons and 

 Warfare. Burial Customs. Temples. Artistic Designs. France and 

 Switzerland in the Bronze Age. The Early Bronze Age. The Late 

 Bronze Age. Hoards of Bronze Merchandise. Hoards of the Bronze- 

 smith. Lake-dwellings of Late Bronze Age. Scandinavia in the 

 Bronze Age. Sculptures. General Conclusions. 



Celtic Invasion of the British Isles. 



THE Iberic peoples lived in Britain, secure from invasion 

 during the whole of the Neolithic age, while Gaul and 

 Spain were being conquered by the ancestors of the 

 Celts of history. In the course of time the knowledge 

 of bronze was spread through the continent, and the 

 great superiority of the civilisation, of which it is the 

 emblem, led to the invasion of Britain. Bronze weapons 

 ensured victory over enemies armed with the old weapons 

 of stone, and consequently the introduction of the new 

 material must necessarily have led to frequent wars. 

 The knowledge of bronze must have affected the warfare 



