The past in the present: what is civilisation? (1880)
Mitchell, Arthur, Sir, 1826-1909 · Edinburgh : D. Douglas · leaf 48
any of Captain F. W. L. Thomas. Indriving from Uig to the village of Barvas on the west coast,we passed a stone-breaker sitting at the roadside eating hisdinner out of a vessel which struck us as remarkable. Wefound it, on closer examination, tobe even a stranger thing than itseemed to us, as we… … had no language in common. Fig. 18.—Craggan from Barvas;4£ inches high. Before reaching Barvas we had a detour to make andsome business to transact. When we got there, we foundthat our acquaintance of the roadside had preceded us. Hehad hurried home to tell of the profitable sale he had made,and…
Archaeology · Civilization
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