Notes on Im'plemcnts of the Bronze, Age fo^tnd in Wilts! tire. 93 



characterized by the presence of Flint Celts, Arrowheads, Scrapers, 

 and Daggers, perforated Stone Axe-Hammers, conical Buttons of 

 shale, bone, or jet, sometimes covered with thin gold, Beads of 

 amber and jet, Bracers or Wrist-Guards of stone and bone, and 

 Drinking Cups, and Food Vessels of pottery. The flat copper Celts 

 of Ireland are assigned to this period, and also the tanged flat- 

 bladed Daggers, of wliich the most remarkable examples are those 

 from the lioundway and Mere Down Barrows, at Devizes, and 

 from the Winterslow J^>arrows, at the Ashmolean Museum. Dr. 

 Montelius, states definitely that these are of copper; on what 

 authority does not appear, inasmuch as, so far as is known, neither 

 of these Wiltshire examples liad at the time of the publication of 

 his paper been analysed. 



Period II. 



To Period II. he assigns some perforated Stone Axe-Hammers, 

 though implements of stone are very rare; flat Bronze Celts, 

 Hanged Celts without stop ridges ; Bronze rivetted Daggers or 

 Dagger-Knives, with flat blades or with central rib, and Halberds ; 

 conical Buttons of Shale, &c. ; Cinerary Urns of Pottery ; and, in 

 Ireland, the Golden " Lunettes " for the neck. 



Period III. 



In Period 111. there were no stone implements. Flanged Bronze 

 Celts, Palstaves, rivetted Daggers, ferruled Daggers,^ funicular 

 Torques of Bronze or Gold, Armlets, narrow Chisels, and unsocketLul 

 Sickles, occur. 



l*Ki;i()i) TV. 



To Period \\. brloiii^^ Ihonze Palstaves, Celts with sipiare 

 sockets, h*;ij)i('is, and liapi^'i-shaitiMl Daggers, Leaf-shaped Swords, 

 and S(>al)l)ai(l lips, IJa/.ors, ring-head<Ml Pins, tanged broad Chisels, 

 Gold funicular Aiuilcls, and socketcil and loo[)ed Spearheads. 



' S])earhca(ls, acH-ordin.i; to Caii«>ii ( Irrcnwell, 



