Pre-historic times, as illustrated by ancient remains and the manners and customs of modern savages (1892)
Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913 · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 508
heancient inhabitants ofEurope were confined tothe use of stone weaponsonly until they becameacquainted with the supe-riority of, and acquiredthe art of working in,copper, bronze, or iron;and it is evident that anation would in all pro-bability discover the useof metal before attaining the highest… … Stone Axe with Wooden Handle 472 IMPLEMENTS. When they first obtained nails, they mistook them for theyoung shoots of some very hard wood, and, hoping that lifemight not be quite extinct, planted a number of them care-fully in their gardens.* In a very short time, however, the earlier weapons…
Archaeology · Indigenous peoples
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