Ancient Man in Britain

The evidence dealt with in the foregoing chapters throws considerable light on the history of early man in Britain. We really know more about pre-Roman times than about that obs...

"Broad-heads" of Bronze Age--The Irish Evidence--Bronze Introduced by Traders--How Metals were Traced--A Metal Working Tribe--Damnonii in England, Scotland, and Ireland--Miners...

Ancient British Idols--Pagan Temples--Animism and Goddess Worship--Trees and Wells connected with Sky--Life Principle in Water--Sacred Berries, Nuts, and Acorns--Parasite as "Ki...

Colours of Ancient Races and Mythical Ages--Caucasian Race Theory--The Aryan or Indo-European Theory--Races and Languages--Celts and Teutons--Fair and Dark Palæolithic Peoples i...

Culture Mixing--Classical Evidence regarding Druids--Doctrine of Transmigration of Souls--Celtic Paradises: Isles of the Blest, Land-under-waves, Fairyland, and "Loveless Land"-...

An Ancient Welshman--Aurignacian Culture in Britain--Coloured Bones and Luck Charms--The Cave of Aurignac--Discovery at Crô-Magnon Village--An Ancient Tragedy--Significant Buria...

Deities as Birds--Triads of Gaelic Goddesses--Shape-shifting Goddesses--Black Annis of Leicestershire--The Scottish Black Annis--Black Kali and Black Demeter--Cat Goddess and Wi...

Early Culture and Early Races--Did Civilization originate in Europe?--An Important Clue--Trade in Shells between Red Sea and Italy--Traces of Early Trade in Central Europe--Reli...

Reindeer in Scotland--North Sea and English Channel Land-bridges--Early River Rafts and River Boats--Breaking of Land-bridges--Coast Erosion--Tilbury Man--Where were first Boats...

The Meaning of "Luck"--Symbolism of Charms--Colour Symbolism--Death as a Change--Food and Charms for the Dead--The Lucky Pearl--Pearl Goddess--Moon as "Pearl of Heaven"--Sky God...

Few Invasions in 1000 Years--Broad-heads--The Cremating People--A New Religion--Celtic People in Britain--The Continental Celts--Were Celts Dark or Fair?--Fair Types in Britain...

In 1865, Sir John Lubbock (afterwards Lord Avebury), writing in the _Prehistoric Times_, suggested that the Stone Age artifacts found in Western Europe should be classified into...

The Solutrean Industry--A Racial and Cultural Intrusion--Decline of Aurignacian Art--A God-cult--The Solutrean Thor--Open-air Life--Magdalenian Culture--Decline of Flint Working...

"All Heals"--Influences of Cardinal Points--The Four Red Divisions of the World--The Black North, White South, Purple East, and Dun or Pale East--Good and Bad Words connected wi...

Attractions of Ancient Britain--Romans search for Gold, Silver, Pearls, &c.--The Lure of Precious Stones and Metals--Distribution of Ancient British Population--Neolithic Settle...

The Early Britons of the Stone Age have suffered much at the hands of modern artists, and especially the humorous artists. They are invariably depicted as rude and irresponsible...

Transition Period between Palæolithic and Neolithic Ages--Theory of the Neolithic Edge--Crô-Magnon Civilization was broken up by Users of Bow and Arrow--Domesticated Dog of Fair...