Pre-historic times: as illustrated by ancient remains and the manners and customs of modern savages (1900)
Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913 · London, Edinburgh [etc.] : Williams and Norgate · leaf 411
drawing and sculpture being accompaniedby an i-ntire ignorance of metallurgy. This is particularlythe cttse with the Esquimaux, some of whose drawings willbe reproduced in a future chapter. In considering the probable condition of these ancient Cave-men, we must give them full credit for their love… … Handle of a Poniard. animals, including even the dog, certainly imply a very lowstate of civilization and a very considerable antiquity. There is also evidence that a considerable change of climatemust have taken place. The reindeer is the most abundantanimal, and evidently formed the principal…
Archaeology · Primitive societies
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