PREFACE
ILLUSTRATIONS
I THE CLYDE MYSTERY
II DR. MUNRO'S BOOK ON THE MYSTERY
III THE CLYDE CONTROVERSY
IV DUNBUIE
V HOW I CAME INTO THE CONTROVERSY
VI DUMBUCK
VII LANGBANK
VIII THE ORIGINAL DATE AND PURPOSE OF DUMBUCK AND LANGBANK
IX A GUESS AT THE POSSIBLE PURPOSE OF LANGBANK AND DUMBUCK
X THE LAST DAY AT OLD DUMBUCK
XI MY THEORY OF PROVISIONAL DATE
XII THE DISPUTED OBJECTS
XIII METHOD OF INQUIRY
XIV THE POSSIBLE MEANINGS OF THE MARKS AND OBJECTS
XV QUESTION OF METHOD CONTINUED
XVI MAGIC
XVII DISPUTED OBJECTS CLASSIFIED
XVIII CUP MARKS IN CRANNOGS
XIX PARALLELISM BETWEEN THE DISPUTED OBJECTS AND OTHER OBJECTS ELSEWHERE
XX UNMARKED CHARM STONES
XXI QUALITY OF ART ON THE STONES
XXII SURVIVAL OF MAGIC OF STONES
XXIII MODERN SURVIVAL OF MAGICAL WOOD CHURINGA
XXIV CONCLUSION OF ARGUMENT FROM SURVIVALS IN MAGIC
XXV MY MISADVENTURE WITH THE CHARM STONE
XXVI EUROPEAN PARALLELS TO THE DISPUTED OBJECTS
XXVII PORTUGUESE AND OTHER STONE PENDANTS
XXVIII QUESTION AS TO THE OBJECTS AS ORNAMENTS OF THE PERSON
XXIX WEAPONS
XXX THE FIGURINES
XXXI GROTESQUE HEADS.- DISPUTED PORTUGUESE PARALLELS
XXXII DISPUTED OBJECTS FROM DUNBUIE
XXXIII DISPUTABLE AND CERTAINLY FORGED OBJECTS
XXXIV CONCLUSION
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