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Prehistoric man : researches into the origin of civilization in the Old and the New world /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Snova,
2020.
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| Colección: | Focus on civilizations and cultures.
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| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface*
- Chapter 1
- Introduction
- The Influence of the Discovery of America- The Old World and the New-American Phases of Life-The Term Prehistoric-Influence of Migrations-What Is Civilisation?-Domestication-Indian Philosophy- Aborigines-The Tartar-The Arab- Languages of America-Wand ...
- Chapter 2
- The Primeval Transition
- The Latest Migrations-Founding a Capital-Beginnings of History-Prehistoric Phases- Non-Metallurgic Eras-Oscillations of the Land-The Glacial Period-Fossil Mammalia-The Flint-Folk of the Drift-Advent of European Man-The Drift Implements-Chronology of t ...
- Chapter 3
- The Quarry
- The Quarry-Brixham Cave- Brixham Flint Implement-Flint Ridge, Ohio-Flint Pits-Drift Quarry Deposits-Traces of Palæolithic Art-Lanceolate Flints-Almond-Shaped Flints-The Shawnees- The Colorado Indians-Caches of Worked Flints-Sepulchral Deposits-Cave-D ...
- Chapter 4
- Bone and Ivory Workers
- Bone and Ivory Workers-Substitutes for Flint-Proofs of Relative Age-Domestic Bone Implements-Rude Palæolithic Art-Whalebone Workers-Primitive Working Tools-Fish-Spears and Harpoons-Artistic Ingenuity-Drawing of The Mammoth-The Madelaine Etchings-Right ...
- Chapter 5
- Fire
- The Fire-Using Animal-Esquimaux Use of Fire-Fuegian Fire-Making-Modes of Producing Fire-Australian Fire-Myth-Men of the Mammoth Age-Hearths of the Cave-Men-Pacific Root-Word for Fire-Great Cycle of the Aztecs-Rekindling the Sacred Fire-Peruvian Sun-Wo ...
- Chapter 6
- The Canoe
- The Use of Tools-Tool-Using Instinct-Rudimentary Stage of Art-Primitive River-Craft-The Guanahanè Canoe- Ocean Navigation-African Canoe-Making-Oregon Cedar Canoes-Native Whalers of the Pacific-Prehistoric Boat Builders- Mawai's Canoes-The Polynesian A...
- Chapter 7
- Tools
- Man the Artificer-The Law of Reason-Indigenous Races-Man's Capacity for Deterioration-What Is a Stone-Period?-Materials of Primitive Art- Succession of Races-Indications of Ancient Trade-The Shoshone Indian- Texas Implements-Modes of Hafting- Deer's-H...
- Chapter 8
- The Metals
- Dawn of a Metallurgic Era-Primitive Copper-Working-Copper Region of Lake Superior- The Pictured Rocks-Jackson Iron Mountain-The Cliff Mine-Copper Tools-Ancient Mining Trenches-Great Extent of Works-Mines of Isle Royale-Their Estimated Age-Ancient Mini ...
- Chapter 9
- Alloys
- The Age of Bronze-An Intermediate Copper Age-European Copper Implements- Native Silver and Copper-Tin and Copper Ores-The Cassiterides-Ancient Sources of Tin- Arts of Yucatan-Alloyed Copper Axe-Blades-Bronze Silver-Mining Tool-Peruvian Bronzes-Primiti ...
- Chapter 10
- The Mound-Builders