Pre-historic times, as illustrated by ancient remains, and the manners and customs of modern savages / by John Lubbock.

  • Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913.
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1865
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Pre-historic times, as illustrated by ancient remains, and the manners and customs of modern savages / by John Lubbock. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London : Williams and Norgate, 1865.

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xxiii, 512 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), 1 plan ; 22 cm

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Two plates, including frontispiece, in colour
With half-title page

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On the use of bronze in ancient times -- The bronze age -- The use of stone in ancient times -- Tumuli -- The lake-habitations of Switzerland -- The Danish kjökkenmöddings or shell-mounds -- North American archaeology -- Cave-men -- The antiquity of man -- On the antiquity of man (continued) -- Modern savages -- Modern savages (continued) -- Modern savages (conclusion) -- Concluding remarks

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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