But  although  the  presence  of  a  few  flint  flakes,  or
other  stone  implements,  is  certainly  no  sufficient  reason

II


i62  PREHISTORIC   TIMES

for  referring  any  given  tumulus  to  the  Stone  Age,  the
case  is  different  where  a  large  number  of  objects  have
been  found  together  ;  for  instance,  I  have  in  my  col-
lection a  group  of  stone  implements  consisting  of
14  beautifully  made  axes,  wedges,  chisels,  spear-heads,
etc.,  and  more  than  60  capital  flakes,  which  were  all
found  together  in  one  of  the  large  Danish  sepulchral
chambers,  on  the  Island  of  Moen,  and  have  been
described  by  M.  Boye.^  The  tumulus  had  a  circum-
ference of  140  ells,  and  a  height  of  about  8  ells.  It
is  probable  that  it  had  been  surrounded  by  a  circle
of  stones,  for  M.  Jensen,  the  owner,  remembered  that,
many  years  before,  the  northern  side  had  been  surrounded
by  a  row  of  stones  standing  close  together.  None  of  them,
however,  at  present  remain.  Unfortunately  M.  Boye  was
not  present  when  they  began  to  remove  the  tumulus  ;
still  he  thinks  that  the  account  given  to  him  may  be
relied  on  with  safety.  M.  Jensen  began  to  dig  on  the
east  side  of  the  tumulus,  and  the  first  thing  which  he
came  to  was  a  jar,  which  he  unfortunately  broke.  It
contained  burnt  bones  and  a  bronze  pin,  the  head  of
which  was  ornamented  with  concentric  lines.  Towards
the  S.S.E.  was  found  a  cist,  about  an  ell  long,  and
formed  of  flat  stones.  In  it  were  burnt  bones,  a  bent
knife,  and  a  pair  of  pincers  two  inches  in  length  ;  both
these  objects  were  of  bronze.  Not  far  from  this  cist  was
another  urn,  containing  burnt  bones,  with  several  objects
of  bronze,  namely,  a  knife  four  inches  in  length,  part  of  a
small  symbolical  sword,  and  two  fragments  of  an  awl.  It
is  evident  that  these  three  interments  belonged  to  the
Bronze  Age,  and  also  that  they  were  secondary,  that  is  to
say,  that  they  belonged  to  a  later  date  than  the  original
sepulchral  chamber,  over  which  the  tumulus  had  been
made.
