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

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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.
Temas:
From 2 million years ago
Paleolithic period > Great Britain.
Archaeological geology > Great Britain > History.
Geology, Stratigraphic > Quaternary.
Tools, Prehistoric > Great Britain.
Antiquities, Prehistoric > Great Britain.
Géoarchéologie > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Stratigraphie > Quaternaire.
Outils préhistoriques > Grande-Bretagne.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
Antiquities, Prehistoric.
Archaeological geology.
Geology, Stratigraphic.
Paleolithic period.
Quaternary Geologic Period.
Tools, Prehistoric.
Great Britain.
Electronic book.
History.
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.

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