ARROW-HEADS, SPINDLE WHORLS, FLINT FLAKES,, ETC. 133 



than their length. In other cases flint flakes were set in 

 wooden handles and fastened, like the axes, by means of 

 bitumen. Saws also were made in a similar manner, but 

 with their edges somewhat rudely dentated ; we do not 

 find in Switzerland any of the semilunar stone implements, 

 which are frequent in Denmark. The arrow-heads were 

 made of flint, or in some cases of rock crystal, and were 

 of the usual forms. Spindle whorls FLO. 121. 



of rude earthenware (fig. 121) were 

 abundant in some of the Lake-villages 

 even of the Stone age. This indi- 

 cates a certain skill in weaving, of 

 which, as we shall presently see, there 

 is even more conclusive evidence. 

 There are also found rounded stones, 

 pierced with one or sometimes two 

 holes. The use of these is uncertain, (stone age). 



but they may perhaps have been used to sink fishing lines. 



The flint flakes ofier no peculiarities ; the Swiss specimens 

 are, however, of small size. The presence of corn- crushers, 

 which are round balls of hard stone, two to three inches in 

 diameter, proves that agriculture was known and practised 

 even in the Stone age. 



The list of objects hitherto found at Wauwyl is as follows : 



Stone axes, principally of serpen- 

 tine 28 



Small flint arrow-heads 22 



Flint flakes 136 



Corn-crushers 13 



Rude stones used as hammers,, 



common (say) ... 20 



"Whetstones 18 



Slingstones 



Spindle Whorl from Robenhausen 



Kotall 

 collected. 



In all about. . , 280 articles of stone. 



