J54 Axes, etc., of the Bronze Age, from Scarborough. 



Oft this chisel the lines showing where the two halves of the 

 mould met are clearly shown. 



i No. 14 is another somewhat unusual type of bronze im- 

 plement, namely, a gouge. It is similar in general appearance 

 t© the chisel already described, but is circular in section at 

 the top, from which a gradually increasing grove terminates 

 in a curved edge in the form of a hollow chisel, and was evidently 

 used for working out rounded or oval holes. This specimen 

 is 3" long, %" wide at the top, and slightly over half-an-inch 

 at the cutting edge. The socket is conical and extends three- 

 quarters of the length of the implement. The mould marks 

 are clearly shown at the sides, and the implement is devoid 

 of ornamentation. In type it comes midway between Nos. 

 204 and 208 of Evans. 



■)■.'■ No. 15. This is a handle of a bronze sword, which has been 

 cut off at the point of junction with the blade. The sharpness 

 of its edges suggests that it has possibly not been in use, and 

 owing to some defect in the casting has been cut into sections 

 for the melting pot. It is slightly over 3" in length and if" across 

 at the broad end, and \" in thickness. There are three circular 

 holes bored for the purpose of securing the haft of bone or 

 other material, and from the first of these to the broken edge 

 is the end of a gradually widening ridge, which originally 

 extended along the blade, at each side. This handle is larger 

 than the handle of a complete sword which was found at Leven, 

 now in the Museum at Hull, but otherwise it is similar. The 

 Leven example, however, has only one hole in the handle and 

 two at the top of the blade, being practically identical with 

 Fig. 355 of Evans. 



i No. 16 is the pointed end of a large socketed spear, with 

 a prominent central rib, which was cast hollow. The fragment 

 is 2|" longxij" wide, and is apparently portion of a very 

 similar weapon to one from Nettleham, Fig. 382 of Evans. 

 , i No. 16a is a further portion of the same spear-head, and 

 the two pieces fit together. In this case only half the width 

 of the spear is preserved, but it indicates that the socket 

 extended the whole length towards the point. Probably when 

 complete the spear-head would be 8" or so in length. This 

 fragment measures 2|"xf". 



No. 17 is the upper portion of a socketed axe, similar in 

 type, to Nos. 1 and 3, showing a well-marked collar, and with 

 the loop preserved. It measures 1^" X 1 j". 



No. 18 is the lower portion of a rather finely made socketed 

 axe, which has been broken in two for the melting pot, and 

 in the process the sides have been almost hammered together. 

 The cutting edge is if", and the length of the specimen i£". 

 : No. 19 is a small fragment, possibly from No. 17, or it 

 may be from No. 11. 



Naturalist, 



