Ancient Man in Britain

by Donald A. Mackenzie

[57] Smith, Roman Empire.

[58] Strabo—IV, c. 1-13.

[59] Satapatha-Brahmana, Pt. V, "Sacred Books of the East", XLIV, pp. 187, 203, 236. 239, 348-50.

[60] Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1921.

[61] Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1917-18, pp. 149 et seq.

[62] See my Myths of Crete and pre-Hellenic Europe under "Obsidian" in Index.

[63] R. W. Cochrane Patrick, Early Records relating to Mining in Scotland. Edinburgh, 1878, p. xxviii.

[64] The Damnonii or Dumnonii.

[65] The Fir-domnann were known as "the men who used to deepen the earth", or "dig pits". Professor J. MacNeil in Labor Gabula, p. 119. They were thus called "Diggers" like the modern Australians. The name of the goddess referred to the depths (the Underworld). It is probable she was the personification of the metal-yielding earth.

[66] Alford, A Report on Ancient and Prospective Gold Mining in Egypt, 1900, and Mining in Egypt (by Egyptologist).