The Epoch of Extinct Species of Animals; or, of the Great Bear and Mammoth.
| [CHAPTER I.] | |
| The earliest Men—The Type of Man in the Epoch of Animals ofextinct Species—Origin of Man—Refutation of the Theory whichderives the Human Species from the Ape | 25 |
| [CHAPTER II.] | |
| Man in the Condition of Savage Life during the QuaternaryEpoch—The Glacial Period, and its Ravages on the PrimitiveInhabitants of the Globe—Man in Conflict with the Animals of theQuaternary Epoch—The Discovery of Fire—The Weapons of PrimitiveMan—Varieties of Flint Hatchets—Manufacture of the earliestPottery—Ornamental objects at the Epoch of the Great Bear andthe Mammoth | 39 |
| [CHAPTER III.] | |
| The Man of the Great Bear and Mammoth Epoch lived inCaverns—Bone Caverns in the Quaternary Rock during the GreatBear and Mammoth Epoch—Mode of Formation of these Caverns—TheirDivision into several Classes—Implements of Flint, Bone, andReindeer-horn, found in these Caverns—The Burial Place atAurignac—Its probable Age—Customs which it reveals—FuneralBanquets during the Great Bear and Mammoth Epoch | 56 |
| [CHAPTER IV.] | |
| Other Caves of the Epoch of the Great Bear and Mammoth—Type ofthe Human Race during the Epochs of the Great Bear and theReindeer—The Skulls from the Caves of Engis and Neanderthal | 72 |
II.
Epoch of the Reindeer; or, of Migrated Animals.
| [CHAPTER I.] | |
| Mankind during the Epoch of the Reindeer—Their Manners andCustoms—Food—Garments—Weapons, Utensils, andImplements—Pottery—Ornaments—Primitive Arts—The principalCaverns—Type of the Human Race during the Epoch of the Reindeer | 85 |
III.
The Polished-stone Epoch; or, the Epoch of Tamed Animals.
| [CHAPTER I.] | |
| The European Deluge—The Dwelling-Place of Man during thePolished-stone Epoch—The Caves and Rock-Shelters still used asDwelling-Places—Principal Caves belonging to the Polished-stoneEpoch which have been explored up to the present time—The Foodof Man during this Period | 125 |
| [CHAPTER II.] | |
| The Kjoekken-Moeddings or "Kitchen-middens" of Denmark—Modeof Life of the Men living in Denmark during the Polished-stoneEpoch—The Domestication of the Dog—The Art of Fishing duringthe Polished-stone Epoch—Fishing Nets—Weapons and Instrumentsof War—Type of the Human Race; the Borreby Skull | 129 |
| [CHAPTER III.] | |
| Tombs and Mode of Interment during the Polished-stoneEpoch—Tumuli and other Sepulchral Monuments formerly calledCeltic—Labours of MM. Alexander Bertrand andBonstetten—Funeral Customs | 184 |
THE AGE OF METALS.
I.