Ilios; the city and country of the Trojans. The results of researches and discoveries on the site of Troy and throughout the Troad in the years 1871-72-73-78-79, including an autobiography of the author (1880)
Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890, Virchow, Rudolf, 1821-1902, Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max), 1823-1900, Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933, Mahaffy, J. P. (John Pentland), 1839-1919, Brugsch, Heinrich, 1827-1894, Ascherson, Paul, 1834-1913, Postolakas, Achilles, Burnouf, Emile, 1821-1907, Calvert, Frank, Dufield, Alexander James, 1821-90 · New York: Harper & Bros · leaf 595
bjects may have served as orna-ments on horse-trappings. No. 1257 is of bone and has three perforations. Mr. John Evans holdsit to be a guard or bracer used by archers, to prevent the wrist frombeing hurt by the bow-string; he adds that the Esquimaux use to thepresent day similar guards or bracers… … Nos. 1258-1260. Ribs of Animals, sharpened to a point, and probably used as awls.(Nearly half actual size. Depth, 13 to 18 ft.) Chap. VIII.] STAFF-HANDLES : INSCRIBED WHETSTONE. 587 used as awls. Nos. 1261 and 1262 are awls of thicker bone. Nos. 1263and 1264 are very rude staff-handles of…
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