Category: History - Ancient

Cave Hunting Researches on the evidence of caves respecting the early inhabitants of Europe

Page 95, fig. 25.--This design is to be seen in the chalice discovered in 1868, in a rath at Ardagh, Limerick, and described by the Earl of Dunraven (Trans. Royal Irish Acad. xxiv. Antiquities). The chalice is made of gold, silver, bronze, brass, copper, and lead, and from the...

Chapters

20. CHAPTER VIII.

Relation of Pleistocene to Prehistoric Period.--Magnitude of the Interval.--Animals.--Physical changes.--Excavation and filling up of Valleys: Fisherton; Freshford.--Comparison...

15. CHAPTER III.

Definition of Historic Period.--Wild Animals in Britain during the Historic Period.--Animals living under the care of Man.-- Classificatory value of Historic Animals.--The Victo...

24. CHAPTER XII.

Classification of Pleistocene Strata by means of the Mammalia.--The late, middle, and early Pleistocene Divisions.--The Pleiocene Mammalia.--Summary of characteristic Pleiocene...

14. CHAPTER II.

Caves formed by the Sea and by Volcanic Action.--Caves in Arenaceous Rocks.--Caves in Calcareous Rocks of various ages. --Their Relation to Pot-holes, “Cirques,” and Ravines.--...

17. CHAPTER V.

Neolithic Caves in Great Britain.--The Refuse-heap at Perthi-Chwareu.--The Sepulchral Caves.--The Neolithic Caves in the neighbourhood of Cefn, St. Asaph.--The Chambered Tomb ne...

18. CHAPTER VI.

Relation of Human Remains to those found in Tumuli in Britain. --The Dolicho-cephali and Brachy-cephali.--Their Range in Britain and Ireland--in France.--The Caverne de l’Homme...

19. CHAPTER VII.

The Caves of Paviland.--Engis.--Trou du Frontal.--Gendron. --Neanderthal.--Gailenreuth.--Aurignac.--Bruniquel.-- Cro-Magnon.-- Lombrive.--Cavillon, near Mentone.--Grotta dei Col...

21. CHAPTER IX.

The Caves of France, Baume, of Périgord.--Caves and Rock-shelters of Belgium, Trou de Naulette.--Caves of Switzerland.-- Cave-dwellers and Palæolithic Men of River-deposits.-- C...

13. CHAPTER I.

Legends and Superstitions connected with Caves.--The Physical Division of the Subject.--The Biological.--The Inhabitants of Caves.--Men and Animals.--Ethnological, Archæological...

22. CHAPTER X.

Changes of Level in the Mediterranean area in Meiocene and Pleiocene Ages.--Bone-caves of Southern Europe.--Of Gibraltar.--Of Provence and Mentone.--Of Sicily.--Of Malta.--Range...

23. CHAPTER XI.

The evidence of the Mammalia as to Climate.--The Southern Group.-- The Northern Group.--Probable cause of Association of Northern and Southern Groups.--The Temperate Group.--Spe...

25. Chapter II.

[66] Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, A.D. 449. “From Anglia, which has ever since remained waste between the Jutes and Saxons, came the men of East Anglia, Middle Anglia, Mercia, and all...

16. CHAPTER IV.

The Difference between Historic and Prehistoric Time.--The Prehistoric Fauna.--The Archæological Classification.--Caves of the Iron Age.--Caves of the Bronze Age in Britain.--Th...

12. CHAPTER XII.

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3. CHAPTER III.

8. CHAPTER VIII.

6. CHAPTER VI.

2. CHAPTER II.

11. CHAPTER XI.

10. CHAPTER X.

9. CHAPTER IX.

5. CHAPTER V.

1. CHAPTER I.

7. CHAPTER VII.

4. CHAPTER IV.