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PREHISTORIC FISHING. 



the most ancient traces of man in Europe, are harpoons of bone, which seem to 

 have been helved in the same manner."* 



The Swedish archaeologist figures another bone harpoon-head, here Fig. 95. 

 on the preceding page, found in a Scanian bog, and " showing traces of having been 

 helved in a somewhat different manner, namely, by the point of bone being fas- 

 tened to the handle, "f 



Alongside of it he represents a somewhat similar harpoon -head from Tierra 

 del Fuego, many of which, he says, are in the British Museum, labeled Heads of 

 Fishing-spears used by the Natives of Tierra del Fueyo. In addition, he represents 

 two harpoon-heads of bone, Figs. 96 and 97 on page 73, which were likewise 

 found in bogs, the original of Fig. 96 in the South of Scania, that of Fig. 97 in 

 Seeland.J The type shown by Fig. 96 will be considered hereafter. 



Fio. 98. Arctic America. 



Fro. Of). Scnnin. 



FIGS. 98 and 99. Fish or bird-spear-heads of bone. 



* Nilsson : Primitive Inhabitants ; p. 29. 



f Ibid. ; p. 30, Plate IV, Fig. 69. 



J Ibid. ; p. 30, Plate IV, Pigs 73 and 74. 



