An introduction to the study of social evolution; the prehistoric period . From Dfchelclte, Manuel DArcheologie Prehistorique. ] FiGUEE 46. Neolithic Monuments,, a Dolmen. of stpnes or earth. These monuments are known as bar-rows. This was the period when the Swiss lake dwell-ings were constructed.^ The prehistoric monuments ofthe New World are more imposing than these barrowsof the Old World.^ The ruins of palaces, temples, andaqueducts of the ancient Peruvians and the similar colos-sal constructions of the ancient inhabitants of Boliviaand Mexico, surpass most of the other monumental re-main
An introduction to the study of social evolution; the prehistoric period . From Dfchelclte, Manuel DArcheologie Prehistorique. ] FiGUEE 46. Neolithic Monuments,, a Dolmen. of stpnes or earth. These monuments are known as bar-rows. This was the period when the Swiss lake dwell-ings were constructed.^ The prehistoric monuments ofthe New World are more imposing than these barrowsof the Old World.^ The ruins of palaces, temples, andaqueducts of the ancient Peruvians and the similar colos-sal constructions of the ancient inhabitants of Boliviaand Mexico, surpass most of the other monumental re-mains of prehistoric man. But the men of the neolithic 43 See figure 46. *?> Keaiie, op. cit., p. 121, Lubbock, Pic-llisloric Times, cli. vi, 60 See figure THE ORIGIN AND ANTIQUITY OF MAN 101 period could do more than build stone monuments andfashion polished stone implements; they understoodsomething of rude mining pirocesses, for they left articlesof bronze and iron.°^ The existence of ornaments, armsand cutting implements of all kinds, such as axes, knivesand the handles of swords dating back to the neolithicperiod, has led Lubbock to divide the prehistoric periodinto four epochs: the Drift Age (rough stone age), thePolished Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron the course of the discussion in this chapter we haveattempted to present some of the most authentic and im-portant evidence which scientists have gathered to ex-plain the origin and the great antiquity of man. In thechapters immediately following we must concern our-selves with the even more difficult problem of accountingfor mans remarkable mental development which sur-passes that of any other living creature. This reallybrings us to the study of Social Evolution, f
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