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the percentage of tin in the bronze articles belonging to the Bronze age is as nearly as possible that which is the best for making a compound for cutting purposes, from ten to twelve per cent. It will be seen from the following table that there is but little variation in the proportions of tin, and not more than might be expected from the rough and inaccurate modes of mixing the metals before the invention of a definite system of weights.

Analysis of British Bronze Articles of Bronze Age.^[1]

Name.	Locality.	Copper.	Tin.	Lead.	Zinc.	Iron.	Arsenic.	Sulphur.
Lituus (Wilson) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Lincolnshire ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	88⋅	12⋅
Simple Wedge Celt (Wilson) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Ireland ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	94⋅	5⋅09			0⋅01
Palstave (Wilson) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Cumberland ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	91⋅11	9⋅
Palstave (Wilson) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Fifeshire ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	81⋅19	18⋅31	0⋅75
Palstave ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Fifeshire ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	89⋅33	9⋅19			0⋅33		0⋅24
Socketed Celt (Phillips) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Ireland ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	90⋅68	7⋅43	1⋅28	—	tr.	—	—
Spear-head? Dagger (Phillips) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Ireland ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	99⋅71	—	—	—	—	—	0⋅28
Dagger (Wilson) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Ireland ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	90⋅72	8⋅25	0⋅87	—	—	—	—
Sword-handle (Wilson) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Ireland ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	87⋅07	8⋅52	3⋅37	—	—	—	—
Sword (Wilson) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Ireland ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	87⋅94	11⋅35	0⋅28	—	—	—	—
Spear-head (Wilson) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Ireland ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	84⋅69	14⋅01	—	—	—	—	—
Spear-head (Wilson) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Ireland ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	86⋅28	12⋅74	0⋅07	0⋅31	—	—	—
Scabbard (Wilson) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Lincolnshire ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	90⋅	10⋅	—	—	—	—	—
Sword (Wilson) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Ireland ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	83⋅50	5⋅15	8⋅35	—	—	—	—
Sword (Wilson) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Ireland ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	88⋅63	8⋅54	2⋅83	—	—	—	—
Sword (Phillips) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	—	91⋅79	8⋅17	—	—	tr.	—	tr.
Sword (Phillips) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Ireland ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	85⋅62	10⋅02	—	—	0⋅44	—	—
Sword (Wilson) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Thames ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	89⋅69	9⋅50	—	—	0⋅33	—	—
Sword (Wilson) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Duddingstone ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	88⋅51	9⋅30	2⋅30	—	—	—	—

1. Wilson, Prehistoric Annals of Scotland, i. p. 374; Second Edition. Phillips, Journ. Chemical Soc., iv. p. 288.