. The story of the earth and man [microform]. Geology; Paleontology; Man; Géologie; Paléontologie; Homme. 1284 TEE STORY OP THE EARTH AND pre-hidtoric monuments are of uncertain date. In other countries, as in Western Asia and Egypt, where the historic record extends very far back, the geology is less perfectly known. At the present moment, therefore, the main battle-field of these controversies is in Western Europe, where, though history scarce extends farther back than the time of the Eoman , the geologic record is very complete, and has been explored with some thorough- , ness
. The story of the earth and man [microform]. Geology; Paleontology; Man; Géologie; Paléontologie; Homme. 1284 TEE STORY OP THE EARTH AND pre-hidtoric monuments are of uncertain date. In other countries, as in Western Asia and Egypt, where the historic record extends very far back, the geology is less perfectly known. At the present moment, therefore, the main battle-field of these controversies is in Western Europe, where, though history scarce extends farther back than the time of the Eoman , the geologic record is very complete, and has been explored with some thorough- , ness. It is obvious, however, that we thus have to face the question at a point where the pre-historic gap is necessarily very wide. Taking England as an example, all before the Koman invasion is pre-historic, and with regard to this pre-historic period the evidence that we can obtain is chiefly of a geological character. The pre- historic men are essentially fossils. We know of them merely what can be learned from their bones and implements embedded in the soil or in the earth of the caverns in which some of them shel- tered themselves. For the origin and date of these deposits the antiquary must go to the geologist, and he imitates the geologist in arranging his human fossils under such names as the ''Palaeo- lithic," or period of rude stone implements; the " Neolithic," or period of polished stone implements; the Bronze Period, and the Iron Period; though inasmuch as higher and lower states of the arts seem always to have coexisted, and the time in- volved is comparatively short, these periods are of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dawson, J. W. (John William), Sir, 1820-1899. Toronto : Copp Clark
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