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 88
iderablesize and converging towards the centre, where an openingappears to have been left for light and ventilation. Thesediffer little from many of the subterranean weems, exceptingthat they are erected on the natural surface of the soil, andhave been buried by means of an artificial mound… … Group of Beehive Houses.—Scotland. From these we pass naturally to the beehive houses, whichare constructed of dry, thick walls in the form indicatedby the name.* No doubt many of these are very ancient,and some probably date from the Age of Stone; but onthe other hand they also come down to the…
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