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The Stone Age
as barter, or the exchange of goods, for money had not
yet come into use.
Suddenly there is a stir in the village. Some hunters
have returned with a valuable catch.
The object of the chase had not now, as
ordinarily, been the deer or the wild
boar of the neighborhood. The quest
had been the powerful and stately au-
rochs. In the meantime, however, the
hunters had encountered a pair of bears,
and a life and death struggle ensued.
To sustain life they were compelled to
risk life. The hunters
triumphed and brought
home two fine bearskins
and a large supply of
meat. The women now
bestir themselves to kin-
dle fire in the huts and
prepare the feast. The
meat is cooked in a large
earthen kettle suspended
over the fire. The kettle
appears to us coarse and
clumsy, but not so to the
village people, who have even tried to
ornament it by attempts at engraving
and by various zigzag lines. Members
of the family sit around in an expectant
mood. When cooked, the meat is cut up Polished stone
into smaller pieces with flint knives. Ax- Pound on
n * * * i Gothland. One-
For forks, fingers are used. third size.
Flint Ax with
wooden handle.
Found in a peat
bog in Denmark.
Size one-ninth.
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