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of the Antiquarian Society of Zurich, Dr Keller had equally 
intsresting materials from other stations to record. This report, 
which appeared towards the close of 1854 under the title Die 
Keltischen Pfahlhauten in den Schweizerseenf at once attracted the 
attention of archaeologists throughout Europe. 
Prominent among those who took part in these earlier researches 
may be mentioned Professors Morlot, Desor, Troyon, and Kiitimeyer, 
all well-known authors of works on lacustrine archaeology ; Col. 
Schwab and Mr Muller of Bienne, whose united collections of lake- 
dwelling antiquities now form the greatest attraction to their 
native town ; MM. Eorel of Morges, father and son, whose collec- 
tion has only recently found an appropriate resting-place in the 
Museum of Lausanne ; Mr Jacob Messikommer, the indefatigable 
explorer of the famous Pfahlbau at Kohenhausen; Mr Albert 
Jahn of Bern, Dr Uhlmann of Miinchenhuchsee, Mr Caspar Lohle 
of Wangen, Col. Suter of Zofingen, Mr Ullersberger and Dr 
Lachmann of XJeherlingen, &c., &c. But foremost among them all 
stood Dr Keller himself who, from time to time, issued systematic 
reports according as fresh materials came to hand. These reports, 
6 of which appeared prior to 1866, the date of the first English 
edition of Keller’s work, were compiled partly from the author’s 
personal observations and partly from data supplied by local 
explorer's in the various districts investigated. 
The immediate outcome of the publicity thus given to the exist- 
ence of a pre-historic lacustrine civilisation in Switzerland was a 
systematic search for similar remains throughout Europe. But, 
before discussing such concurrent researches, I will briefly notice 
one or two subsidiary events which, at a later period, v/’ere the means 
of greatly facilitating the exploration of the Swiss lake-villages. 
To dredge the bed of a lake with hand-worked appliances in a 
small boat was a slow process, always expensive and often unpro- 
ductive. Yet such was the enthusiasm with which this kind of 
work was carried on, year after year, sometimes at the expense of 
archaeological societies but more frequently by private resources, 
that there is scarcely a cantonal museum in Switzerland but 
contains a collection of lacustrine relics secured by these laborious 
means. 
It often happens that antiquarian remains are incidentally brought 
