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 ANTIQUITIES not take a great share in the Duke of Monmouth rebellion, though a Cornish regi- ment was raised on the side of the king ; and henceforward the duchy's history became mainly industrial and social. VII. Antiquities Prehistoric Antiquities. — Cornwall has not so far furnished evidence of man's existence during the Palaeolithic Age. Of the Neolithic Age there have been found many important remains in the form of flint and other stone weapons and implements, floors of dwellings, and megalithic structures. The last-named antiquities being of great importance are dealt with separately. Arrow-heads and lance-heads have been found at Boscregan, Carn Brae, and St. Agnes, Truro. Celts of greenstone, diorite, etc., are recorded from Bochym Cury, Falmouth, Pelynt, St. Just, and Truro. Numerous spindle-whorls, locally known as " Pixies' grindstones," have been found at various localities in Cornwall, some having been procured from the floors of neo- lithic dwellings. Perforated stone axes have been discovered at Pelynt and Trevelgue, whilst at Kerris Vaen a portion of a granite mortar was found. The latter, and whetstones pro- cured from Brane Common and Tregasael, may perhaps be considered to belong to the Bronze Age rather than the Neolithic. There are many remains of habitations probably of the Neolithic Age in Cornwall, and a very large number of neolithic interments at Harlyn Bay. 29