Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons, and Ornaments, of Great Britain

This illustrated 1872 work describes Stone Age weapons, tools and ornaments, from cave and river-bed deposits as well as settlements.

Table des matières

Preface; 1. Introductory; 2. On the manufacture of stone implements in prehistoric times; Part I. Implements of the Neolithic Period: 3. Celts; 4. Chipped or rough-hewn celts; 5. Celts ground at the edge only; 6. Polished celts; 7. Picks, chisels, gouges, etc.; 8. Perforated axes; 9. Perforated and grooved hammers; 10. Hammer-stones, etc.; 11. Grinding-stones and whetstones; 12. Flint flakes, cores, etc.; 13. Scrapers; 14. Borers, awls, or drills; 15. Trimmed flakes, knives, etc.; 16. Javelin and arrow-heads; 17. Fabricators, flaking-tools, etc.; 18. Sling-stones and balls; 19. Bracers and articles of bone; 20. Spindle-whorls, discs, slickstones, weights, and cups; 21. Personal ornaments, amulets, etc.; Part II. Implements of the Palaeolithic Period: 22. Cave implements; 23. Implements of the river-drift period; 24. Forms and characteristics of implements from the river drift; 25. Antiquity of the river drift; Description of the plates; Index.

Résumé

Sir John Evans (1823–1908), a keen amateur of geology, extended his interests to the artefacts found in gravel beds, leading to this 1872 work. Heavily illustrated, it describes implements from the Stone Age, including weapons, tools and ornaments, from cave and river-bed deposits as well as settlement sites.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: John Evans
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 05.03.2015
• EAN: 9781108081481
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08148-1
• Pages: 664
• Thèmes: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Préhistoire, protohistoire, Antiquité; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Général, dictionnaires; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences sociales en général; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region