Men of the old stone age, their environment, life and art (1916)
Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935 · New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 435
barelles. Engravings of this period are also found in thegrottos of Altamira in Spain, and of Font-de-Gaume in Dor- 398 MEN OF THE OLD STONE AGE dogne, and to this stage belongs the group of does at Altamira,distinguished by the pecuHar hnes of the hair covering the face.The subjects chosen are… … Fig. igg. Charging mammoth engraved on a piece of ivory tusk, from the station ofLa Madeleine. After E. Lartet. For the sake of showing this figure clearly, otherouthnes in this drawing, which were probably designed to indicate a herd of chargingmammoths, are omitted or represented by dotted hnes.…
Prehistoric peoples · Stone age · Art, Primitive
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