THE LAKE VILLAGE AT GLASTONBURY. 521 



Stone.— Several circular and saddle- shaped quern stones, and many 

 spindle whorls and whetstones. 



Jjronze.— More than fifty pieces of bronze, of various descriptions, 

 including one complete mirror, three pairs of tweezers, one bracelet, ten 

 spiral linger and other rings, one pin, two needles, three fibulae. 



Iron. — Among the objects of iron are a spear-head, bill-hook, horse- 

 bit, rings, knives, and a flat piece of the metal more than two feet long, 

 presumably an unfinished sword. 



Lead. — Several rings and spindle whorls, or weights. 



Bone. — The human remains have been more plentiful than in the 

 previous seasons, and include three complete skulls, fragments of five 

 others, two first cervical vertebra, one being badly fractured ; fragments 

 of bone of a burnt body, the complete skeleton of a very young child, 

 with the exception of the bones of the lower extremities and one arm. 



These, with the exception of one bone, were obtained from various 

 parts of the peat outside the village. 



The bones of animals and birds found since presenting the last report 

 have not yet been examined. 



Worked Bone and Horn. — The objects of cut bone and horn found this 

 season number considerably over a hundred, among them being handles 

 of knives, weaving-combs, needles, haftings, gouges, and a variety of 

 other implements. 



Wood. — Some of the more important finds made of wood have been : — 

 Six spokes of a wheel, about 13^ inches long. A complete ladder of four 

 steps, the sides being nearly 7 feet long, made of two split pieces of ash, 

 each side being perforated with four small square mortise-holes for 

 holding the steps. The lowermost step was kept in place by a wooden 

 pin driven through it transversely on the outside. The original top step 

 of wood was missing, but in its place one of plaited withs had been 

 substituted. 



A saw-shaped implement of wood, 4 feet long, the greatest width 

 being 2j inches, the handle 15 inches in length ; along one edge of the 

 blade portion, which tapers to a point, there are a number of saw-like 

 notches, averaging half an inch in depth. This implement was found 

 lying at the side of the ladder in the peat, outside the west border of the 

 village. 



Portions of several tubs, buckets, and cups have been dug up ; the 

 tubs were, for the most part, stave-made and dovetailed together with 

 wooden pegs ; others were cut from the solid. From measurements the 

 fragments show the complete utensils to have ranged from 6 inches to 

 2 feet 6 inches in height, and from a few inches to two feet in diameter. 



A door 3 feet 6 inches high and 16 inches wide, made of one piece of 

 oak, with projections from one edge, above and below, about 4 inches long. 



The greater part of a basket, which, when complete, must have been 

 18 inches high. 



Part of a second boat ; the fragment is 20 feet long, cut from the 

 solid wood, and belonged to a boat of much greater length. At some 

 places on the inner surface tool-marks and charring were plainly seen. 



Many other pieces of wood- work have been found, such as parts of 

 boxes, pegs, pins, and mortised framework. 



The botanical, osteological, and geological specimens, recently dis- 

 covered, have not yet been examined : they will be described in a subse- 

 quent report. 



