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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 over it. Anne O'Connor tells their fascinating story. - ;Finding Time for the Old Stone Age explores a century of colourful debate over the age of our earliest ancestors. In the mid nineteenth century curious stone implements were found alongside the bones of extinct animals. Humans were evidently more. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxix, 423 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-407) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191526940 9781435606951 1435606957 9780191526947 9781281149411 1281149411 9786611149413 6611149414 9780191917394 0191917397 |