relics of dying customs in the transition period. That the weaving of cloth was largely practised by them is proved by the extraordinary variety and abundance of spindle-whorls and loom-weights. They made ornamental buttons, pins, combs, and other objects of terracotta, horn, and bone. Wood
FIG. 157. Sketch Map of the Distribution of Terremare in the Po Valley.
was largely used in the manufacture of a great variety of things, as handles, dishes, spoons, flooring, etc. (B. 113 (e) ). That they manufactured their implements and ornaments of bronze is proved by the number of foundry objects collected, as bronze slag, stone moulds, etc. (PI. XXXV., Nos. 14-17).
We have already seen that the terramaricoli had an extensive knowledge of the ceramic art. The vessels in daily use were