stimulus and although the forms and patterns were very con-
ventional, many beautiful objects and ornaments were made.
Bronze appears to have been introduced into Britain by an
invading race, who in addition to their advantage of possessing
metal weapons, were taller and more powerful than the people
they overcame.
Fig. 12. The plain Fig. 13. Winged celt, or Fig 14. Socketed
celt. Palstave, with stop ridge. celt.
Fig. 15. Fig. 16. Fig. 17.
The three principal types of Celts and the manner in which they are
supposed to have been fixed in handles.
The Bronze-age folk appear to have lived much as Neolithic
man had done, often occupying the same sites, though probably
their habitations were larger and better. In the lake-dwellings
of this period the buildings were often farther from the shore.