Prehistoric man

INTRODUCTION. The Influence of the Discovery of America—The Old World and the New—American Phases of Life—The Term Prehistoric—Influence of Migrations—What is Civilisation?—Dome...

THE PRIMEVAL TRANSITION. The Latest Migrations—Founding a Capital—Beginnings of History—Prehistoric Phases—Non-Metallurgic Eras—Oscillations of the Land—The Glacial Period—Condi...

THE QUARRY. The Quarry—Brixham Cave—Brixham Flint Implement—Flint Ridge, Ohio—Flint Pits—Drift Quarry Deposits—Traces of Palæolithic Art—Lanceolate Flints—Almond-shaped Flints—T...

BONE AND SHELL WORKERS. Bone and Ivory Workers—Substitutes for Flint—Proofs of Relative Age—Domestic Bone Implements—Rude Palæolithic Art—Whalebone Workers—Primitive Working Too...

FIRE. The Fire-using Animal—Esquimaux use of Fire—Fuegian Fire-making—Modes of producing Fire—Australian Fire-myth—Men of the Mammoth Age—Hearths of the Cave-Men—Pacific Root-Wo...

THE CANOE. The use of Tools—Tool-using Instinct—Rudimentary stage of Art—Primitive River-Craft—The Guanahanè Canoe—Ocean Navigation—African Canoe-making—Oregon Cedar Canoes—Nati...

TOOLS. Man the Artificer—The Law of Reason—Indigenous Races—Man’s Capacity for Deterioration—What is a Stone Period?—Materials of Primitive Art—Succession of Races—Indications o...

THE METALS. Dawn of a Metallurgic Era—Primitive Copper-Working—Copper Region of Lake Superior—The Pictured Rocks—Jackson Iron Mountain—The Cliff Mine—Copper Tools—Ancient Mining...

ALLOYS. The Age of Bronze—An intermediate Copper Age—European Copper Implements—Native Silver and Copper—Tin and Copper Ores—The Cassiterides—Ancient Sources of Tin—Arts of Yuca...

THE MOUND-BUILDERS. Earth Pyramids—Monuments of the Mound-Builders—Seats of Ancient Population—Different Classes of Works—Ancient Strongholds—Natural Sites—Fort Hill, Ohio—Iroqu...

SEPULCHRAL MOUNDS. Sources of Information—Hill Mounds—The Scioto Mound—The Taylor Mound—The Issaquina Mound—The Elliot Mound—The Lockport Mound—Black Bird’s Grave—Scioto Valley...

SACRIFICIAL MOUNDS. Mound Altars—Altar Deposits—Quenching the Altar Fires—Mound Hearths—Mound City—Military Altar Mounds—Their Structure and Contents—Significance of their Depos...

SYMBOLIC MOUNDS. The Wisconsin Region—Animal Mounds—Symbolic Mounds—Big Elephant Mound—Dade County Mounds—Magnitude of Earthworks—Enclosed Works of Art—Rock River Works—The Nort...

NATIVE AMERICAN CIVILISATION. The Toltecs—Ixtlilxochitl—The Aztecs—American Architecture—Aztalan—The Valley of Mexico—Montezuma’s Capital—Its Vanished Splendour—Mexican Calendar...

ART CHRONICLINGS. Imitative Skill—Archaic European Art—Conventional Ornamentation—Imitative Design—Analogies in Rites and Customs—Altar Records—Smelting the Ores—Wisconsin Prair...

THE INFLUENCE OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA—THE OLD WORLD AND THE NEW—AMERICAN PHASES OF LIFE—THE TERM PREHISTORIC—INFLUENCE OF MIGRATIONS—WHAT IS CIVILISATION?—DOMESTICATION—INDI...

THE LATEST MIGRATIONS—FOUNDING A CAPITAL—BEGINNINGS OF HISTORY— PREHISTORIC PHASES—NON-METALLURGIC ERAS—OSCILLATIONS OF THE LAND—THE GLACIAL PERIOD—FOSSIL MAMMALIA—THE FLINT-FOL...

THE QUARRY—BRIXHAM CAVE—BRIXHAM FLINT IMPLEMENT—FLINT RIDGE, OHIO—FLINT PITS—DRIFT QUARRY DEPOSITS—TRACES OF PALÆOLITHIC ART—LANCEOLATE FLINTS—ALMOND-SHAPED FLINTS—THE SHAWNEES—...

BONE AND IVORY WORKERS—SUBSTITUTES FOR FLINT—PROOFS OF RELATIVE AGE—DOMESTIC BONE IMPLEMENTS—RUDE PALÆOLITHIC ART—WHALEBONE WORKERS—PRIMITIVE WORKING TOOLS—FISH-SPEARS AND HARPO...

THE FIRE-USING ANIMAL—ESQUIMAUX USE OF FIRE—FUEGIAN FIRE-MAKING —MODES OF PRODUCING FIRE—AUSTRALIAN FIRE-MYTH—MEN OF THE MAMMOTH AGE—HEARTHS OF THE CAVE-MEN—PACIFIC ROOT-WORD FO...

THE USE OF TOOLS—TOOL-USING INSTINCT—RUDIMENTARY STAGE OF ART— PRIMITIVE RIVER-CRAFT—THE GUANAHANÈ CANOE—OCEAN NAVIGATION— AFRICAN CANOE-MAKING—OREGON CEDAR CANOES—NATIVE WHALER...

MAN THE ARTIFICER—THE LAW OF REASON—INDIGENOUS RACES—MAN’S CAPACITY FOR DETERIORATION—WHAT IS A STONE-PERIOD?—MATERIALS OF PRIMITIVE ART—SUCCESSION OF RACES—INDICATIONS OF ANCIE...

DAWN OF A METALLURGIC ERA—PRIMITIVE COPPER-WORKING—COPPER REGION OF LAKE SUPERIOR—THE PICTURED ROCKS—JACKSON IRON MOUNTAIN—THE CLIFF MINE—COPPER TOOLS—ANCIENT MINING TRENCHES—GR...

THE AGE OF BRONZE—AN INTERMEDIATE COPPER AGE—EUROPEAN COPPER IMPLEMENTS—NATIVE SILVER AND COPPER—TIN AND COPPER ORES—THE CASSITERIDES—ANCIENT SOURCES OF TIN—ARTS OF YUCATAN—ALLO...

EARTH-PYRAMIDS—MONUMENTS OF THE MOUND-BUILDERS—SEATS OF ANCIENT POPULATION—DIFFERENT CLASSES OF WORKS—ANCIENT STRONGHOLDS— NATURAL SITES—FORT HILL, OHIO—IROQUOIS STRONGHOLDS—ANA...

SOURCES OF INFORMATION—HILL MOUNDS—THE SCIOTO MOUND—THE TAYLOR MOUND—THE ISSAQUINA MOUND—THE ELLIOT MOUND—THE LOCKPORT MOUND —BLACK BIRD’S GRAVE—SCIOTO VALLEY MOUNDS—SYMBOLICAL...

The name of sacrificial mounds has been conferred on a class of monuments peculiar to the New World, and highly illustrative of the rites and customs of the ancient race of the...

THE WISCONSIN REGION—ANIMAL MOUNDS—SYMBOLIC MOUNDS—BIG ELEPHANT MOUND—DADE COUNTY MOUNDS—MAGNITUDE OF EARTHWORKS—ENCLOSED WORKS OF ART—ROCK RIVER WORKS—THE NORTHERN AZTALAN—ANCI...

THE TOLTECS—IXTLILXOCHITL—THE AZTECS—AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE— AZTALAN—THE VALLEY OF MEXICO—MONTEZUMA’S CAPITAL—ITS VANISHED SPLENDOUR—MEXICAN CALENDAR—THE CALENDAR STONE—MEXICAN D...

IMITATIVE SKILL—ARCHAIC EUROPEAN ART—CONVENTIONAL ORNAMENTATION —IMITATIVE DESIGN—ANALOGIES IN RITES AND CUSTOMS—ALTAR RECORDS—SMELTING THE ORES—WISCONSIN PRAIRIE LANDS—THE RACE...