152 Axes, etc., of the Bronze Age, from Scarborough. 



than the other. There is no ridge on the inside of the casting. 

 On the right hand side of the axe, towards the cutting edge, 

 is a hole |"X|" across, which is evidently an old fracture, 

 and probably resulted in the specimen being put aside for the 

 melting pot. 



No. 3 is a somewhat similar type of weapon, but it has a 

 feature which has not previously been observed by the present 

 writer on a socketed axe of the Bronze Age. The loop for 

 secure shafting has evidently been imperfectly cast, and has 

 been broken away. To assist in securing the axe to the shaft, 

 a circular hole has been carefully drilled from the outside, 

 midway between the two points of attachment of the loop. 

 This is f " wide on the outside, and \" wide on the inside of 

 the axe. The implement, which has obviously been in use, 

 has been sharpened, and like the two already described, has 

 three parallel ridges on each side, extended downwards, from 

 a well-marked collar. The wedge-shaped cavity in the axe 

 is perfectly plain ; a small portion is missing from the collar 

 on the right-hand side. 



No. 4. A well-made axe with the cutting edge well turned 

 and finished. There is only the merest trace of a collar, and 

 the three lines extending therefrom are rather indistinct. 

 There are the usual ridges inside the socket. It is 3^" long, 

 by i|" across the socket, the cutting edge being 2" from point 

 to point. A portion of the left side of the collar has been 

 broken recently, but is preserved. 



No. 5. This is very similar to No. 1 in every respect, 

 and has probably been cast in the same mould. It has, how- 

 ever, been slightly hammered out at the cutting edge. 



No. 6 is of a somewhat similar type, though the three 

 ornamental ridges are irregularly done, especially on the 

 right side of the axe, and there is a slight ridge on each side 

 in the socket. It is quarter of an inch longer than No. 5 ; 

 in other respects the description holds. 



No. 7. Like No. 1, this is a casting in -the rough, as 

 turned out of the mould, and has not been finished off and 

 sharpened, though the weapon is quite perfect and in good 

 condition. There is only a suggestion of a collar, and the 

 three lines extending therefrom are very indistinct. It is 

 3J" in length, i|" each way across the socket, if" along the 

 cutting edge, and there are no ridges inside the socket. 



No. 8. A rather narrower celt than those already des- 

 cribed, and, though it has a well-marked collar, the usual 

 three lines extending therefrom are missing, and there are 

 no ridges inside the socket. It is 3^" long, if'xij" across 

 the socket ; the cutting edge being if". 



No. 9. This axe is longer than any of those described, 

 and is rather squared in construction, after the manner of the 



Naturalist, 



