The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain (1872)
Evans, John, Sir, 1823-1908 · London : Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer · leaf 148
[chap. VI. 128 POLISHED CELTS. such a purpose, and as the depressions can hardly be connected with any method of hafting, it appears probable that they are merely for the purpose of giving the hand a secure grip, when using the instrument as a cutting tool. The last peculiarity I have to notice is… … A kind of celt, not uncommon in Den- Fig. yo.— Guenisey. mark, like Fig. 55, but with a small hole drilled through it at the butt- end, as if for suspension, like a sailor's knife, has not, I believe, been found in England. Bored celts, however, occur in Brittany I and other parts of France, as…
Stone age -- Great Britain · Great Britain -- Antiquities
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