The Rough Stone Age. Remains found in the gravels — The cave-men.

The Polished Stone Age. Lake-villages — Megalithic monuments.

The Bronze Age. Bronze — Bronze objects.

The Iron Age. Iron — Iron weapons — Epochs of the Iron Age.

Conclusions: How the four ages are to be conceived; uncertainties; solved questions.

[CHAPTER II]

History and the Documents. History — Legends — History in general — Great divisions of history — Ancient history — Modern history — The Middle Ages.

Sources for the History of Ancient Civilizations. Books — Monuments — Inscriptions — Languages — Lacunæ.

Races and Peoples. Anthropology — The races — Civilized peoples — Aryans and Semites.

[CHAPTER III]