138 Notes on a Late Celtic Rubbish Heap, near Oare. 



of this type are characteristic of Late Celtic sites. Examples from 

 Glastonbury Lake Village are in the British Museum. 



Part of an antler of red deer, sawn off at both ends, scraped and 

 polished. It has three deepish double saw cuts, two at one end, 

 one at the other, cut transversely across the horn. There are 

 scratches or slight cuts on the surface, especially on either side of 

 the sawcuts. Length, 4| in. (PL III., E). 



Several apparently similar instruments have been found at 

 Glastonbury Lake Village, but these seem to be generally per- 

 forated as well as notched. It is suggested that some of these 

 served as cheek pieces of bridles, while others may have been used 

 in weaving in some unexplained way. Two examples are made 

 of the upper portions of the tibias of horses. Proc. Somerset Arch. 

 Society, LI., Pig. H 299, B 381-2. This example, however, may 

 be merely an unfinished handle for a knife or similar instrument. 



Pive water-worn pebbles that have been used for rubbing or 

 polishing. 



A piece of stalactite. 



A flat piece of red grained sandstone, much worn down on one 

 side where it has perhaps been used as a whetstone. 



Piece of fine-grained water-worn stone used as a whetstone. 



Several fragments of much worn quern stones, from at least 

 three querns. 



Pragments of bricks or tiles, some of which have rounded edges. 



Fragments of a very hard coarse cement or concrete, smoothed 

 on one side and about \\m. thick. These may be fragments of 

 flooring. 



Fragments of iron slag. An analysis of one piece gave the 

 following result:— Silica=60-0 %, oxide of iron— 34'80 %, 

 (=iron 24-36 %) Calcium oxide=T60 7o, Manganese oxide= 

 traces ; Magnesia=0-108 °/ . 



No coins of any kind were found. 



There were a great number of bones of animals, nearly all in 

 a very fragmentary condition. There were roughly, 75 % 

 sheep, 20 7° pig, and 5 % ox. Those of the horse were exceptional. 



Professor Edward Fawcett, of University College, Bristol, very 



