Pre-historic times, as illustrated by ancient remains and the manners and customs of modern savages (1892)
Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913 · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 66
erize a definite period, but may belong to anyage. Therefore, before we refer any particular ornament tothis period, we must know the circumstances under which itwas found. The following illustrations are principally fromthe Swiss lake-villages. The personal ornaments which may, I think, safely… … 36 BRONZE KNIVES. (figs. 49, 50), pins (figs. 51—53), and rings. The braceletsare either simple spirals, or rings open at one side, anddecorated by those combinations of straight and curvedlines so characteristic of the Bronze Age. Like the weapons,they generally indicate small hands, but, like the…
Archaeology · Indigenous peoples
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