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shoulder-blades, polishing-bones; and a long tubular die with numbers, 
3, 4, 5, 6, represented by small circular depressions on the sides, 
and of a similar variety to those found in the Glastonbury Lake Village ; 
also a piece of bone cut for the formation of two dice. A bone object 
of a new type is the coarse comb of rude workmanship formed from 
a rib-bone of ox or horse; there are eight large, clumsy teeth of varied 
size, which bear evidence of considerable wear; it is quite of a different 
character from the weaying-combs so frequently found in the lake 
villages. 
Crucibles.—Several fragments. 
Bronze.—The bronze objects include a piece of bordering, two 
fibule of safety-pin design (La Téne III.), one in almost perfect 
condition, and a small ornamented ring-handle, perhaps of a vessel. 
A long tubular object formed from a strip of sheet bronze was also 
found, the working-end of which is trifurcated by splitting the metal 
for a distance of about 2 inch, each of the divisions tapering to form 
a three-pointed instrument. 
Iron.—Parts of knives and fragments of pointed objects. 
Flint.—A few flint flakes, some with secondary chipping. 
Glass.—A perfect bead of clear white glass, ornamented with three 
sunk spiral devices filled with a light yellow paste, has been added 
to the bead series; and others have been found in addition. 
Antler.—Part of a polished tine, a small tubular object, a cut piece 
with partial perforations, two weaving-combs, ‘cheek-pieces,’ and 
tool-handles. 
Kimmeridge Shale.—Part of a fluted armlet of large size, lathe- 
turned; and portions of three others. 
Tusks.—Several boars’ tusks (? wild), including one perforated. 
Querns.—No complete upper or lower stone has been found, but 
several large portions ‘of well-worked saddle and rotary querns have 
been uncovered in Mound IX. 
Other Stone Objects.—Several sling-stones, found singly; a large 
number of whetstones ; a few small smooth pebbles (perhaps calcult). 
Spindle-whorls.—Six have been found so far, (a) one of baked clay, 
(b) four of lias stone, (c) a part of one formed from an ammonite. 
Baked Clay.—Several sling-bullets of fusiform shape have been 
collected; also a large triangular loom-weight and fragments of others 
in Mound IX. 
Pottery.—No complete vessel has been found, but shards are very 
abundant in proportion to the area dug. The rougher wares are strongly 
represented, but a fair number of ornamented pieces have been 
collected, including some new and elegant designs. Part of an orna- 
mented pot-cover of a type previously found at Meare has been found; 
also at least two separate fragments of Roman ware of the ‘ Burtle 
type,’ obtained from below the alluvial deposits and on the original 
surface of Roman times. 
Animal Remains.—Large quantities of bones of domesticated 
animals are being collected, chiefly of young animals. Many split 
bones and splinters have been noticed. Bird-bones are also commonly 
found. A cock-spur has also come to light at Meare, which implies that 
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