Originally published in 1921, this book was written to provide students with a general introduction to prehistoric societies. It discusses the various early civilizations of Europe and North Africa, taking into account both historical and geological perspectives in a broad narrative of human cultural development. Numerous illustrative figures are also provided, together with an index, a glossary of terms, and a detailed bibliography. Highly detailed, this book will be of value to anyone with an interest in prehistory and archaeology.
Contents
Preface; Glossary of terms; Archaeological divisions; 1. Introduction; 2. Geological conditions; 3. Man in relation to geology; 4. Flint, flint fracture and Palaeolithic tools; 5. Eoliths; 6. Lower Palaeolithic civilisations; 7. Mousterian civilisation or Middle Palaeolithic times; 8. The Upper Palaeolithic age; 9. The Aurignacian age; 10. The Solutrean age; 11. The Magdalenian age; 12. Azilian, Tardenoisean, and the transition to the Neolithic; 13. The Neolithic and Bronze Ages; 14. Prehistoric man; 15. Cave art; 16. Decorated objects from the deposits themselves; 17. Characters indicated in the various species of animals figured by Palaeolithic man; 18. Distribution of art in France; 19. Distribution of art in north Spain; 20. Eastern Spanish art; 21. Neolithic and Bronze age art; 22. Equivalents amongst modern primitive peoples, and the raison d'être of prehistoric art; Bibliography; Plates; Index.
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