The stone ages in North Britain and Ireland / by the Rev. Frederick Smith ; with an introduction by Augustus H. Keane.

  • Smith, Frederick, Rev.
Date:
1909
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Credit: The stone ages in North Britain and Ireland / by the Rev. Frederick Smith ; with an introduction by Augustus H. Keane. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Synopsis of Contents Introduction images xvii-xxiv CHAPTEE I THE ORIGIiSr AND SCOPE OF THIS AVORK First Exhibition of Palreo relics in “ AVoodwardian,” Cambridge—Presented by Al. Boucher de Perthes—English inquiry into gennineness of M. de Perthes’ relics Author’s conceptions and anticipations—Early investigations—Results—Rebuffs of forty yeai-s ago—Investigations transfen-ed to Scotland—Early English finds corroborated by Scottish relies—Extended form? of Scottish relics—After thirty years newer Scottish forms corroborated by contents of English gravels — (Author’s collection of Upper Cretaceous fauna, Jermyn Street Museum)—General opinion tliat Pala2o man never inhabited Scotland—Scottish rocks versus flints—Scottish freedom of workmanship versus “ dilettanteisni ” of flint areas—Roughly produced relics from abroad—Evidential value of ) domestic ’ forms in Scotland — Palam man’s conception of and use of handles Effect of use in Scottish relics—Evidence of transition from Palteo domestic forms to Neo (polished) axes —Occurrence of Scottish relics—Relics in g acial deposits—Inter- or pre-glacial man—Preservation and non-in-eservation of relics The navvy has been the collector—Palfeo collections composed of “ haches ” only —Palfeo man s greater history been lost—Opposable thumb chief instrument of human progress-The rule-of-thumb in Palceo relics—Title of this volume and Irish relics— ‘‘V A. H. Keane and the title-Tlie expression \.£rps”' vr 1 Fastness and at present incomprehensibleness of “The Stone wi 7 f ® representation of relics in this volume-Lack of appreciation in Scotland—An exception—Size of specimens illustrated . . . pao-es 1-16 CHAPTER II ON THE TRAIL IN NORTH BRITAIN elaboration with the Scottish rocks—Earlv ScnfHsl ^ ''^tt®™pted identical -Though elaboration differen similar l eH^ ‘ problems ”-No longer problems flint rehes so far as nature ino^rpe m ^vith specimen with hulbs-of-percussion-^EvliiPitcq at'EnV^rT^*^ lache—An “orthodox” -A “memberV’ remai concerning Edinburgh, 1892 opinion of same-Tlic Rev. Osmond Fislier’s view-^ L i ! 7 ^^^°tt’s —It “hammer-stone,” why did no other exnerts +1 ^ i -7° opinion nispection and verification of Scottisli relics-i-Scottis'b'p'^ ’^7' J<7^'' Eeane’s HI peculiar manner—Somme-Valley s])ecimen fretted n i ’’ of frottings and breaks invariably produces more nerfeet p 7^7^ ’nanner—Restoration always of aneient origin—All niore recent bro77 [ ^ ^ ^ form—Such forms such forms are now invariably beiim destrnvn 1 i <f?T to the form—If fashion then. 1-Nature ro ; L.d;^^^ did Nature originally t'..t o*,. or Vll