By the Rev. E. H. Goddard. 103 



Socketed Celts, looped and unlooped, all of them probably either 



of the later IV. or V. Periods, number about twenty-four. The 



broad-bladed example found at Erchfont (No. 152), Plate V., Fig. 7, 



is a good one of this type, whilst, on the other hand, that from 



Temple, in Mr. Brooke's Collection (No. 157, Plate XL, Fig. 12), is 



remarkable for its plain narrow straight-sided blade, and almost 



exactly resembles another specimen, 5Jin. in length, from Chilton 



Foliat, in the same collection (No. 140). Sir John Evans (Bronze 



Im'plements, p. 115, fig. 120), speaking of this type of Celt, says that 



it is found 



"principally, if not solely, in our Southern Counties ; the type is indeed 

 Gaulish, rather than British, and is very abundant in the north-western 

 part of France. It appears probable that not only was the type originally 

 introduced into this country from France, but that there was a regular 

 export of such Celts to Britain." 



A very small plain socketed and looped Celt at Devizes (No. 161) 

 is figured, Plate V., Fig. 6. 



Socketed cliisels belonging to the latest period have occurred 

 twice only ; a fine straight-sided implement with oblong socket, of 

 rare type (No. 172), at Highworth, and a roughly-made implement 

 with flattened spud-shaped blade (No. 173), at Alderbury. The 

 latter is probably of very late date (Plate VI., Fig. 4). 



A single socketed Gouge (No. 174) of the same period was found 

 at Oldbury Camp (Plate IL, Fig. 11) ; and a socketed Hammer 

 (No. 175) formed part of the founder's hoard found at Donhead, 

 and is now in the Farnham Museum. These are in each case the 

 only examples of the type recorded from the county. 



Of socketed Sickles, the socket portion of one (No. 17G), from 



Alderbury, is in the Blackn)ore Museum (Plate VI., Fig. 3), and 



a very remarkable specimen (No. 177) with a loop at the back of 



the socket, a feature unknown in any other recorded example, from 



Winterbourne Monkton, is in the collection of IMr. J. \\ . lirooke, 



I at Marlborough (Flale III., Fig. S). These Sickles are, like (he 



! preceding socketed iniplonionl.s, oL' tlic latest period of the Bioiize 



I Age. 



Of sockettMl S|)t',iili(Mils only (M;_,^]ittHMi in all have lu>cii rcconlcd 

 from tlu^ cDiiiitN', o\chi(iin^ tlic numerous reforcuces to " Jirass 



