Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men .. . r is a partof what may be called his civilization. TIME OF THE BEGINNING.—SOURCES OF INFORMATION 47 The significance of the one is anthropo-logical, while the other is a part of thesubject-matter of that prehistoric historycalled archaeology. It will be seen inthe following pages to what extent an-thropology, the study of man as man,has thrown light upon the date of hisorigin—the time of his appearance onthe earth
Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men .. . r is a partof what may be called his civilization. TIME OF THE BEGINNING.—SOURCES OF INFORMATION 47 The significance of the one is anthropo-logical, while the other is a part of thesubject-matter of that prehistoric historycalled archaeology. It will be seen inthe following pages to what extent an-thropology, the study of man as man,has thrown light upon the date of hisorigin—the time of his appearance onthe earth. 6. Ethnology.—Springing out of thelast-named department of investigation,and constituting in some sense a subor- of men. It deals with the physical con-ditions under which mankind have ex-isted ; the stages of culture through whichthey have passed; the various aspects ofsocial life which have presented them-selves in different ages; and with theuniversal laws of progress in accordancewith which our species has moved for-ward from the most primitive to the mostrecent stage of the human evolution. Beginning with the most rudimentaryarts which were invented and practiced. REMAINS OF PREHISTORIC MAN. dinate division thereof, next follows eth-nology. This includes a specific depart- Ethnology ment Of Study, the Sub- springs from iect-matter of which is theanthropology; J its materials. different tribes, kindreds,and races of men that have inhabitedthe earth, considered in their relations,affinities, derivation, descent, and gen-eral characteristics. Ethnology is a trulyphilosophical inquiry into the origin,differentiation, development, and distri-bution of the different families consti-tuting the originals of the present races by men, and with the coarsest needs bywhich the primeval race was pressed andheld in thrall, ethnology Deals-with evo-proceeds confidently by ^nTof?^comparison, by hypothesis, life on earth-by analogy, along the lines of growthand expansion until it re
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