Fig. 68b.—Anse Lunate or Cornute from the Terremare.
Strobel's discovery caused much speculative interest, especially when correlated with the researches initiated by Gastaldi regarding lake-and pile-dwellings, the existence of which in Italy had just been demonstrated at Mercurago and Lake Garda.
| Fig. 69.—Bone Comb(1⁄2) from Vico-Fertile. | Fig. 70.—Bone Wheels from Campeggine. |
Reflecting on these novel revelations and impelled, no doubt, by the growing interest in such studies, Strobel and Pigorini, both then residing at Parma, commenced a series of observations and inquiries regarding the terremare in their vicinity, the outcome of which was a joint report, first published in 1862 as part of Gastaldi's well-known article, "Nuovi cenni sugli oggetti di alta antichità trovati nelle torbiere e nelle mariniere dell' Italia." (B. 52.)
| Fig. 71.—Horn implement. Both from | Fig. 72.—Bone (1⁄2) Campeggine. | Fig. 73.—Portion of a Bone Handle from Castione (1⁄2). |
| Fig. 74.—Two Bone objects from Campeggine (1⁄1). | Fig. 75.—Discoidal Stone from Campeggine (1⁄2). |