An introduction to the study of social evolution; the prehistoric period . lieve that as regards the artsof manufacturing flint and stone implements, and evenin the more pacific arts of pottery and weaving, exist-ing savage societies are passing through the same cul-tural stage of development that the ancestors of Europeanpeoples passed through in prehistoric times. This iden-tity in important phases of culture leads us to believe thatin other respects the culture and social organization ofprehistoric men were similar to the culture and socialorganization of modern savage societies. Consequent
An introduction to the study of social evolution; the prehistoric period . lieve that as regards the artsof manufacturing flint and stone implements, and evenin the more pacific arts of pottery and weaving, exist-ing savage societies are passing through the same cul-tural stage of development that the ancestors of Europeanpeoples passed through in prehistoric times. This iden-tity in important phases of culture leads us to believe thatin other respects the culture and social organization ofprehistoric men were similar to the culture and socialorganization of modern savage societies. Consequently,if we would understand the social organization of prehis-toric peoples, we must study the social organization andculture of modern primitive groups. The most characteristic fact of primitive social organ-ization among all groups of savage peoples—Eskimo,Australians, American Indians and others—is that thebond of union is always and everywhere one of ficti- 3 See figures 74 and 75 and compare with figure 43. r unE*U OF *MEHIC*N ETHNOLOOr TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL RCPORT. I COOKING POT
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