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Finding time for the old Stone Age : a history of Palaeolithic archaeology and Quaternary geology in Britain, 1860-1960 /

In the mid 19th century, curious stone implements were found beside the bones of extinct animals. Humans were evidently more ancient than had been supposed - but just how old were they? A colourful cast of characters - from professors to wine sellers - debated the question and even came to blows ove...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Connor, Anne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Before the Stone Age existed
  • Arguments over the Ice Age
  • Ancient dwellers of the Thames Valley
  • Riverdrift men and cave men
  • Eoliths : an earlier phase of the Stone Age?
  • The Prepalaeolithic of East Anglia
  • Chronologies of the early twentieth century
  • Swanscombe : a standard Stone Age sequence for Britain
  • The advent of the Abb Breuil
  • Geological reshuffling and the growth of suspicion
  • Conclusion.