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One of these was made near Bihac, on a small island in the bed 
of the River Una. Here, in a confined area, some 30 paces long 
by 20 broad, were encountered the stumps of closely-planted 
stakes in the midst of a large mass of the heterogeneous 
debris of human occupancy, such as broken bones of domestic 
and wild animals, some cereals, seeds, and fruits ; fragments 
of pottery, spindle whorls, and some half dozen stone moulds for 
casting bronze celts, together with a large variety of implements, 
weapons, and ornaments of bronze and iron. Among the relics are 
some characteristic specimens of La Tene culture, while others 
belong to Roman and medieval times. From the numerous 
photographs, plans, and sections, taken during the excavations, 
there can be little doubt that Herr Radimsky, who conducted the 
investigation on behalf of the Government, is right in regarding the 
habitation which stood in this place as a pile-structure. The Una 
has here a very sluggish course, and for this reason, as well as the 
existence of some lacustrine deposits in the neighbourhood, it has 
been surmised that a lake of considerable dimensions formerly 
occupied this part of the valley. But whether in lake or river 
the remains in question must be regarded as coming under the 
category of lake-dwellings, Radimsky informs me that he has 
good grounds for supposing that four or five other similar stations 
may be found in this locality. 
The other “ find ” is at a place called Butmir, in the plain of 
Ilidze, about eight miles to the west of Sarajevo. Some time ago 
it was observed, while digging the foundations of a dairy, that the 
soil turned up contained fragments of pottery, flint implements, 
stone axes, and many other remains of a primitive people. A 
perpendicular section of a portion of this accumulated debris, from 
six to eight feet in height, showed that the clay, mould, charcoal, 
and ashes, of which it was chiefly composed, were arranged in 
strata more or less parallel with here and there wavy undulations. 
The relic-bed lay immediately over a fine adhesive yellowish clay 
and occupied an area of several acres. The finding of occasional 
hollows in this clay suggested to Herr Radimsky, who carried 
out extensive excavations for the purpose of determining the 
nature of the settlement, that they might have been the founda- 
tions of the huts of the inhabitants. I do not think that this 
