BRONZE PINS. 



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almost say that they were unknown during the Bronze age, 

 their place being filled by simple pins. Many of the latter 

 articles found in the Swiss lakes appear, however, to have 

 been hair-pins. Some of them are nearly a foot in length, and 

 two found near Berne even as much as 2ft. 9in. Many of the 

 pins have large hollow spherical heads, as in fig. 42, A, B ; the 

 others vary so much that it is impossible to give any 

 general description of them. There can be little doubt 

 that these pins really belong to the FIG. 43. FIG. 44. FIG. 45. FIG. 46, 

 Bronze age ; but the fact, that similar 

 ones continued in use long after the 

 introduction of iron, appears to be 

 equally well established. One of these 

 later bronze pins is represented in fig. 

 124. Some other small objects of 

 bronze, including two needles, from the 

 Lake of Neufchatel, are represented 

 in figs. 43-48. Bronze hammers are 

 very rare ; it is probable that stones 

 were used for this purpose. Gouges 

 are more common. Small saws have 

 been discovered in Germany and Den- 

 mark, but not, as yet, in Great Britain. 



FIG. 47. 



FIG. 48. 



Small objects in Bronze. Switzerland. 



Studs or buttons, though not very abundant, are found both 

 in Switzerland and Scandinavia.* 



I have also figured a group (figs. 49-52) of Irish gold 



* Further information as to the objects of bronze from Switzerland will be 

 found in the chapter on the Swiss Lake-habitations. 



