Fig. 139.
Fig. 140.
Fig. 141.
Fig. 142.
Stone hammers are occasionally found in grave-mounds. They vary much both in form and size, as will be best understood from the following engravings. [Fig. 133] was found at Woolaton, and is remarkable for being hollow on its upper and lower surfaces, and ribbed or fluted along its sides. It is eleven inches[29] long, four inches in width, and three inches in thickness. [Fig. 135], found at Winster, is thin, very taper, and of very different form. It is ten inches long. Other examples are shown in figs. [136] and [137]. Occasionally they partake more of the hatchet shape. A good example is [fig. 138], and others of still more elaborate form have occasionally been discovered. Examples of another variety, generally called mauls, which partake more of the common mallet form, are here given on figs. [139], [140], and [141]. The first is from Horsley, Derbyshire, and the other two are from Ireland. A different variety (named punches or cutters) is shown on [fig. 142], which was found at Mickleover.
