Books with title Men Of The Old Stone Age

Men of the Old Stone Age - Their Environment, Life and Art.The proofs of the prehistory of man arose afresh, and from an entirely new source, in the beginning of the eighteenth century through discoveries in Germany, by which the Greek anticipations of a stone age were verified. For a century and a half the great animal life of the diluvial world had aroused the wonder and speculation of the early naturalists. In 1750 Eccardus of Braunschweig advanced the first steps toward prehistoric chronology, in expressing the opinion that the human race first lived in a period in which stone served as the only weapon and tool, and that this was followed by a bronze and then by an iron period of human culture. As early as 1700 a human skull was discovered at Cannstatt and was believed to be of a period as ancient as the mammoth and the cave-bear.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ...and diminution in numbers would not account for their total extinction, and we are inclined to attribute this to the entrance into the whole Neanderthal country of western Europe toward the close of Lower Palaeolithic times of a new and highly superior race. Archaeologists find traces of a new culture and industry in certain Mousterian stations preceding the disappearance of the typical Mousterian industry. Such a mingling is found in the valley of the Somme in northern France. From this scanty evidence we may infer that the new race competed for a time with the Neanderthals before they dispossessed them of their principal stations and drove them out of the country or killed them in battle. The Neanderthals, no doubt, fought with wooden weapons and with the stone-headed dart and spear, but there is no evidence that they possessed the bow and arrow. There is, on the contrary, some possibility that the newly arriving Cro-Magnon race may have been familiar with the bow and arrow, for a barbed arrow or spear head appears in drawings of a later stage of Cr6-Magnon history, the so-called Magdalenian. It is thus possible, though very far from being demonstrated, that when the Cro-Magnons entered western Europe, at the dawn of the Upper Palaeolithic, they were armed with weapons which, with their superior intelligence and physique, would have given them a very great advantage in contests with the Neanderthals. CHAPTER IV OPENING OF THE UPPER PALEOLITHIC--THE GRIMALDI RACE--ARRIVAL OF THE CRO-MAGNON RACE AND OF THE AURIGNACIAN INDUSTRY--GEOGRAPHIC AND CLIMATIC CONDITIONS--MAMMALIAN LIFE--CHARACTERISTICS AND HABITS OF THE CROMAGNONS--DISTRIBUTION OF THE AURIGNACIAN INDUSTRY--THE BIRTH OF ART--ORIGIN AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE SOLUTREAN INDUSTRY--BRUNN...

CJ seems like an ordinary kid, but he is nothing of the sort. Unbeknownst to him, he descends from a long line of Guardians sworn to protect the Golden Realm. His world is turned upside down when he receives a mysterious note. Join CJ as he battles serpents, gargoyles, golems, and the evil General Cain on his search for the Stone of Ages.Written for kids ages 8-12, although kids of all ages have enjoyed it. This book has it all: humor, fantasy, suspense, action.About the Author: Chris Smart is twelve years old. He had a vision of beating Gordon Korman's record of writing his first book when he was twelve. Chris started the Stone of Ages at the age of ten and finished it a few months shy of his twelfth birthday. The characters from the Stone of Ages are alive in Chris's imagination, and you can be sure he has many more adventures for them!

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Neanderthal siblings Lucy and Andy are back to their paleo pranks. This time, they have to put up with more than just each other--the cave is feeling awfully cramped since the humans moved in. They're in the Ice Age, and legroom comes at a real premium! Jeffrey Brown skillfully blends humor and history with paleontologist sections: Timeline of Key Discoveries, Ice Age Fact vs. Fiction, Silly Cavemen Myths, and more.

CJ seems like an ordinary kid, but he is nothing of the sort. Unbeknownst to him, he descends from a long line of Guardians sworn to protect the Golden Realm. His world is turned upside down when he receives a mysterious note. Join CJ as he battles serpents, gargoyles, golems, and the evil General Cain on his search for the Stone of Ages. Written for kids ages 8-12, although kids of all ages have enjoyed it. This book has it all: humor, fantasy, suspense, and action.