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distribution of flanged celts shows that though metal was then known in this 
region, its use was confined to certain areas. More than one line seem to 
radiate from the pass of Mont Genévre, the most conspicuous of these passing 
to the south-west in the direction of Narbonne. This seems to indicate a line 
of trade between the Po Valley and the copper mines of Spain. 
4. Trade between Britain and France in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. 
By O. G. §. Crawrorp, M.A. 
The evidence for trade between two peoples rests upon the discovery in the 
country of objects of either foreign type or foreign material. The discovery of 
green-stone axes in a county like Hampshire (where no such rock occurs) is an 
instance. When the axe resembles in shape those made in, e.g. Brittany, where 
the stone occurs naturally, we may infer intercourse, probably commercial, 
between Brittany and England. The evidence for bronze axes rests mainly upon 
the type; but this is very clearly marked. Since the publication of ‘ Ancient 
Bronze Implements’ in 1881 numerous additions have been made to the number 
of axes of French type found in Britain. This paper was an attempt to give 
a complete list up to date and to point out certain features in their distribu- 
tion which are interesting geographically. The question was raised : How far is 
St. Catherine a medieval successor of an earlier patron deity of travellers? 
5. Paleolithic ‘ Guillotine’ Trap-stones. By Rev. F. Smiru. 
In the course of nearly fifty years’ investigations of relics of prehistoric man, 
several distinct and, as I believe, incontrovertible phases of such relics have 
come to hand. These may be classified as ‘orthodox’ and abnormal weapons ; 
knives, flayers, choppers, grinding or rubbing stones, piercers, disc-stones, clubs, 
javelin-heads, &c. Among those assumed to be relics none are more conspicuous 
in my collection than a series which I have described as ‘ guillotine ’ trap-stones. 
They are a type of weapon which is still in use in various parts of the world 
in the form of a suspended block of wood in the lower end of which a knife is 
affixed. This is intended to fall upon a passing animal. 
If prehistoric man were a strategic hunter, we may naturally assume that 
very early in his career he learned to throw down his missile upon a passing 
quarry or enemy, which became in time a heavy pointed stick; and finally, 
with greatly enhanced effect, a pointed stone. In any case we can imagine that 
an early pointed stone weapon was sooner or later hurled down from a tree with 
effect. For at least thirty years I have been puzzled by the abnormal size of 
what appeared to me as elaborations in stone, sometimes of recognised palzolithic 
type forms, sometimes of no recognisable form, but with an obvious artificially 
sharpened point at one end. Several are over forty pounds in weight. They 
are too large to have been used in the hand, but they all suggest in a variety ot 
ways their intended purpose of being slung. Some are deliberately winged at 
the top, or left purposely widened. Often a portion is hammered away literally 
so as to give a hold to a cord or (probably) strips of skin. 
6. Prehistoric Horse Remains in the Stort Valley, etc. 
By A. Irvine, D.Sc., B.A. 
The present communication is a sequel to that made to Section H at the 
Portsmouth Meeting, 1911.1. Teeth and limb bones have since come to hand 
which fall into two series: (1) those of a horse of the Stortford-Grimaldi- 
Starnberg type; (2) those which answer to the ‘Solutrean’ (Hquus robustus) 
type of Prof. J. C. Ewart.* They have been found for the most part in and 
under the bottom of the ‘Rubble-Drift’ of the valley, as that has been laid 
' B. A. Report (1911), pp. 521, 522. 
2 J. C. Ewart, F.R.S., on the ‘ Restoration of an Ancient British Race of 
Horses’ (Proc. PR. Soe. Hdin. vol, xxx., Part 4, pp. 304, 305, fig. 23). 
