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EARLY MAN .—Cartmel, Conishead, Dalton-in-Furness, Furness Abbey, Pennington, Roosebeck, Stainton, Ulverston, Wray Hill.

Perforated stone implements:


 * Adzes: Manchester (three, Cheetwood, Corporation Street, and Greenheys), Preston (R. Ribble).


 * Axes: Mode Wheel, Oakenrod.


 * Axe-hammers: Barnacre, Blackpool (near), Blackrod, Bolton Park, Bowland, Chipping, Claughton (two), Clitheroe, Dean, Heaton, Hopwood, Lancaster (Quernmore), Lune R., Longridge, Manchester (two, Throstles Nest, Withington), Martin Mere, Marton, Mellor, Milnrow, Preston (Saddleworth), Silverdale, St. Helens, Tatham, Turton (Charters Moss), Walton-le-Dale, Wilpshire, Winwick.


 * Round-hammers: Ashton-under-Lyne, Bowland, Haydock, Irlam, Silverdale (Stalybridge), Torver.


 * .—Ayeside, Barrow-in-Furness, Cark-in-Cartmel, Coniston Lake, Dendron, Flookburgh, Harbarrow, Lindale, Rampside, Rusland, Torver, Walney Island, Wray Hill.

II. BRONZE IMPLEMENTS AND REMAINS OF THE EARLY CELTIC PERIOD

The title of this section, as was previously explained, does not exclude from classification as objects of the Bronze Age implements other than those of bronze, as for example many of the perforated stone hammers already described; nor is it intended to imply on the other hand that all the implements described hereafter were made before the introduction of iron.

The implements of bronze from Lancashire are not so numerous as those of stone, but they form an interesting series, which to some extent illustrates in itself the sequence and development of the various types. The difficulty experienced in the earlier chapter in separating the different classes of objects is not met with in this section, for though some types of implements are seen to be transitional, as for instance those which mark the evolution of palstave from celt, yet none are so markedly intermediary that they cannot be assigned readily to one or other of the standard classes of bronze implements as defined by Sir John Evans in his Ancient Bronze Implements of Britain.

1.

Three flat celts of bronze apparently complete the record for the county. Two of these are in the museum at Warrington, near to where they were found, while the third, from Read, is in the British Museum.

The first of these, from Risley, is plain and typical of a simple celt. It is 4½in. in length, and measures 2 in. across the broadest part of the curved edge. It is somewhat corroded, but was probably ¼ in. in thickness.

The second example is similar in form, but decorated. It is said to have been found with two others at Read in Lancashire. It is about 8 in. in length. The illustration (fig. 13) shows its form and decoration. 'The 229