Anthropology; an introduction to the study of man and civilization . Fig. 57.—a, Egyptian battle-axe : b, Egypuan falchion; c. Asiatic sabre ;d, European sheaih-knife; e, Roman culter ; /, Hindu bill-hook. When metal came into use, the forms of the stone imple-ments were imitated in copper, bronze, or iron, and thoughthe patterns were of course lightened and otherwise improvedto suit the new material, it may be plainly seen that thestone hatchets and spear-heads in museums are the ancestors(so to speak) of the metal ones made ever since. But alsothe use of metal brought in new and useful forms
Anthropology; an introduction to the study of man and civilization . Fig. 57.—a, Egyptian battle-axe : b, Egypuan falchion; c. Asiatic sabre ;d, European sheaih-knife; e, Roman culter ; /, Hindu bill-hook. When metal came into use, the forms of the stone imple-ments were imitated in copper, bronze, or iron, and thoughthe patterns were of course lightened and otherwise improvedto suit the new material, it may be plainly seen that thestone hatchets and spear-heads in museums are the ancestors(so to speak) of the metal ones made ever since. But alsothe use of metal brought in new and useful forms whichstone was not suited to. An idea of these important changesmay be gained by careful looking at the series of metal14 I90 ANTHRCPOLCGY. [chap. cutting-instruments in Fig. 57. We begin with a, which isan Egyptian bronze battle-axe, not very far changed fromthe stone hatchet. But b^ the bronze falchion carried alsoby Egyptian warriors, is a sort of axe-blade with the handlenot at the back, but shifted down; this convenient altera-tion could not have been made
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