CONTENTS.
xiii
PAGE
The Witness of Language
331
Traces of Neolithic Culture in Basque Dialects
334
Survivals from the Neolithic Age
335
Neolithic Superstitions still current in Europe
338
General Conclusions
340
CHAPTER X.
THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE.—THE BRONZE AGE.
Celtic Invasion of the British Isles
342
Classification of the Bronze Age in Britain
344
The Axe in Culture
349
Habitations in Britain and Ireland in the Bronze Age
352-354
Clothing and Ornaments
355
Lighting Fires and Woodcutting
358
Spinning and Weaving
359
Agriculture and Farming
360
Pottery, Cups of Gold and Amber
360
Bronze Working
362
Weapons and Warfare
364
Burial Customs
366
Temples
371
Artistic Designs
378
France and Switzerland in the Bronze Age
379
The Early Bronze Age
380
The Late Bronze Age
381
Hoards of Bronze Merchandise
383
Hoards of the Bronze-smith
384
Lake-dwellings of Late Bronze Age
388
Scandinavia in the Bronze Age
389
Sculptures
392
General Conclusions
396
CHAPTER XI.
THE INTRODUCTION OF BRONZE, AND OF THE BRONZE CIVILISATION, INTO EUROPE.
No Copper Age in Europe
397
Copper Mines worked in Britain and Spain in the Bronze Age
399
