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small blue bead is ornamented round the sides by a continuous wave 

 pattern ; two globular beads of clear white glass are ornamented in 

 yellow, one by a spiral device, the other by a herring-bone pattern. 

 The smallest bead is a little more than an eighth of an inch in 

 diameter. 



Antler. — The numbered objects of this material have now reached 

 the total of seventy-three, twenty-four being found this season, includ- 

 ing three antlers of roe-deer, one bearing knife-cuts, another being 

 shaped as a knife-handle. Nothing of exceptional interest has been 

 found this season, many being pieces of cut antler impossible to name. 

 The two hammers found have not been perforated for fitting handles. 

 Several examples of the so-called ' cheek-pieces,' perhaps used in con- 

 nection with the bridles and bits of horses, have been found, but the 

 precise use of many of these objects is very doubtful, and their-shaping 

 and perforating varies very considerably. 



Weaving -combs of Antler. — Again we have a fine series, bringing the 

 former number of twenty-one up to a total of thirty-five. Mound VII. , 

 which must have been a weaving establishment, contributes no fewer 

 than twenty-nine of the number. No dwelling in the Glastonbury 

 Lake Village produced more than nine of these combs. One example 

 is dentated at both ends, with twelve and thirteen teeth respectively. 

 The largest, having ten teeth, is 7f inches long. Several of them are 

 ornamented with transverse and oblique lines, and one, at least, with 

 dots-and-circles. 



Iron. — The objects of iron are mostly fragmentary and much cor- 

 roded as usual. The ' finds ' include a chisel, knife, file, and an awl in 

 its handle of antler; also an earth-anvil. The latter was found on the 

 top floor of a mound, and only a foot deep below the flood-soil, through 

 which, owing to its weight, it may probably have sunk subsequently to 

 the occupation of the village. 



Kimmeridge Shale. — Objects of this material have this season been 

 increased from twelve to twenty-one, and they are more numerous than 

 in the neighbouring village of Glastonbury. These objects are parts of 

 lathe-turned armlets, with three exceptions, viz., a set of three roughly 

 cut heavy rings, which may have been used in connection with horse- 

 harness. In section one of the armlets (half) measures no less than 

 21 mm. by 16 mm. 



Lead and Tin.— Last season three net-sinkers of lead were found, to 

 which one has been added this year. The first object of tin has been 

 found, viz., a small whorl (? bead) ornamented with encircling lines 

 of small punch-marks. 



Querns,. — Compared with the Glastonbury Lake Village these are 

 plentiful at Meare, but the circular rotary querns are rare as compared 

 with the saddle-shaped specimens, of which some well-preserved 

 examples have been found. 



Other Stone Objects. — Parts of circular blocks of stone have been 

 found, slightly recessed on one face and having a narrow rim ; they 

 show signs of intense heat and may be parts of moulds for casting thin 

 bronze. A large assortment of stone hammers and whetstones have 

 been found. 



