. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. i'igur Figvue 33. Figure 32. pies, cherries, wild plums, anrl a quantity of hazel-nuts. At Anvernier these vessels do not form part of the great heap, but are found at other points of the station. We may also mention here, as proper to the age of bronze, the lacu*- trian crescents of baked earth, which will claim our notice hereafter. UTENSILS OF METAL. The utensils of bronze are remarkable for their fine state of preservation In all our pa
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. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. i'igur Figvue 33. Figure 32. pies, cherries, wild plums, anrl a quantity of hazel-nuts. At Anvernier these vessels do not form part of the great heap, but are found at other points of the station. We may also mention here, as proper to the age of bronze, the lacu*- trian crescents of baked earth, which will claim our notice hereafter. UTENSILS OF METAL. The utensils of bronze are remarkable for their fine state of preservation In all our palafittes. The hatchets are numerous, measuring from 12 to 20 centi- metres, aud weighing from 300 to 750 grammes. Most frequently they are per- fectly undamaged, without any trace of wear- ^.^t ing, as if they had never been in use, though ? ? marks of the hammering, by which the edge was widened, are often visible. They are of several types. Some have ears carved on each side, in such a way as to present a double socket intended to receive a forked handle, which had probably an elbow. These are the most frequent, and are often provided with a small metallic loop, which served, doubt- less, to suspend them to the girdle, (Fig. 34.) Sometimes the two points of the upper ex- tremity are bent round, so as to touch one another, and to form a lunule, destined, doubt- less, to receive a rivet which passed through the handle ; this peculiarity is presented only by hatchets of a large dimension, * (Fig. 35.) A second type has only the rudiments of ears, but the edge is considerably enlarged. These are rather paring-knives, managed with the hand, like those of our curriers, than hatchets ; perhaps they had not even a handle. M. Morlot teiTus them knife-hatchets {couteaux haches;) with ns they are quite rare, our lake, particularly, having as yet furnished but few samples, one of which is here represented, (Figs. 36 and 37.) M. Forel has collected many from the lake of Geneva, at a particu