Strobel's discovery caused much speculative interest, especially when correlated with the researches initiated by Gastaldi regarding lake-and pile-dwellings, the existence of which in Italy had just been demonstrated at Mercurago and Lake Garda. [Illustration: =Fig. 69.=--Bone Comb (½) from VICO-FERTILE.] [Illustration: =Fig. 70.=--Bone Wheels from CAMPEGGINE.] Reflecting on these novel revelations and impelled, no doubt, by the growing interest in such studies, Strobel and Pigorini, both then residing at Parma, commenced a series of observations and inquiries regarding the terremare in their vicinity, the outcome of which was a joint report, first published in 1862 as part of Gastaldi's well-known article, "Nuovi cenni sugli oggetti di alta antichità trovati nelle torbiere e nelle mariniere dell' Italia." (B. 52.) [Illustration: =Fig. 71.=--Horn implement.] [Illustration: =Fig. 72.=--Bone (½). Both from CAMPEGGINE.] [Illustration: =Fig. 73.=--Portion of a Bone Handle from CASTIONE (½).] [Illustration: =Fig. 74.=--Two Bone objects from CAMPEGGINE (1/1).] [Illustration: =Fig. 75.=--Discoidal Stone from CAMPEGGINE (½).] [Illustration: =Fig. 76.=--Bronze Sickle from CAMPEGGINE (½).] [Illustration: =Fig. 77.=--Bronze Spear-head from BARGONE DI SALSO (½).] [Illustration: =Fig. 78.=--Bronze Celt from CASTELLAZZO.] [Illustration: =Fig. 79.=--Bronze Awl with bone handle, from CAMPEGGINE (½).] In this report the authors discussed the works of man found in the marl-beds under the following five heads--viz. habitations, vessels, utensils, arms, and things of uncertain use. The pottery they recognised as having degrees of quality according to the uses to which the vessels were put. The larger vases were roughly kneaded, the grains of sand were larger and more visible, and the colour of the paste was ash-black inside and reddish outside. They had no glaze. The smaller dishes were made of fine homogeneous paste, with very thin walls, smooth surface, and a blackish surface approaching to varnish. According to their form they might be divided into a great many varieties, as plates, cups, basins, bottles, vases, etc. (=Fig. 68=_a_). In the makers of this pottery the authors recognised an inclination to vary their handiworks, and this was especially manifested in the various forms and different embellishments of the handles, called _appendiculati_, which turned up in large quantities. These were ordinary handles with an addition on the top, either in the form of an upright button-like process or transverse bar. To the latter the greatest interest was attached, as the ends of the bars were bent in a variety of ways so as to assume the form of ears or horns as in =Fig. 68=_b_.