: The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 1 of 2. by Davies John Sir Grosart Alexander Balloch Editor - English poetry Early modern 1500-1700; Davies John Sir 1569-1626

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INTRODUCTION 1

THE STONE AGE.

THE EPOCH OF EXTINCT SPECIES OF ANIMALS; OR, OF THE GREAT BEAR AND MAMMOTH.

The earliest Men--The Type of Man in the Epoch of Animals of extinct Species--Origin of Man--Refutation of the Theory which derives the Human Species from the Ape 25

Man in the Condition of Savage Life during the Quaternary Epoch--The Glacial Period, and its Ravages on the Primitive Inhabitants of the Globe--Man in Conflict with the Animals of the Quaternary Epoch--The Discovery of Fire--The Weapons of Primitive Man--Varieties of Flint Hatchets--Manufacture of the earliest Pottery--Ornamental objects at the Epoch of the Great Bear and the Mammoth 39

The Man of the Great Bear and Mammoth Epoch lived in Caverns-- Bone Caverns in the Quaternary Rock during the Great Bear and Mammoth Epoch--Mode of Formation of these Caverns--Their Division into several Classes--Implements of Flint, Bone, and Reindeer-horn, found in these Caverns--The Burial Place at Aurignac--Its probable Age--Customs which it reveals--Funeral Banquets during the Great Bear and Mammoth Epoch 56

Other Caves of the Epoch of the Great Bear and Mammoth--Type of the Human Race during the Epochs of the Great Bear and the Reindeer--The Skulls from the Caves of Engis and Neanderthal 72

EPOCH OF THE REINDEER; OR, OF MIGRATED ANIMALS.

Mankind during the Epoch of the Reindeer--Their Manners and Customs--Food--Garments--Weapons, Utensils, and Implements-- Pottery--Ornaments--Primitive Arts--The principal Caverns-- Type of the Human Race during the Epoch of the Reindeer 85

THE POLISHED-STONE EPOCH; OR, THE EPOCH OF TAMED ANIMALS.

The European Deluge--The Dwelling-Place of Man during the Polished-stone Epoch--The Caves and Rock-Shelters still used as Dwelling-Places--Principal Caves belonging to the Polished-stone Epoch which have been explored up to the present time--The Food of Man during this Period 125

THE AGE OF METALS.

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