Pre-historic times, as illustrated by ancient remains, and the manners and customs of modern savages / by John Lubbock.

  • John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
Date:
1865
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Credit: Pre-historic times, as illustrated by ancient remains, and the manners and customs of modern savages / by John Lubbock. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    CHAPTER IY. TUMULI. Pre-historie tumuli—Tumuli mentioned in ancient history — Resemblance between the chambered tumuli and the dwellings of some Arctic nations—Objects buried with the dead not always intended for actual use—Tabulated interments —Models of implements sometimes buried—Barrows of different periods— Difficulty of determining the period to which a barrow belongs—Statistics— Treatment of the corpse—Description of a Danish tumulus—Of a barrow at West Kennet—Stone implements and pottery from the tumuli at West Kennet— Tumuli of modern savages—Sepulchral pottery—Bones of animals found in tumuli—Sepulchral feasts—Sacrifices—Pre-historie races of men. CHAPTER Y. THE LAKE-HABITATIONS OF SWITZERLAND. Lake-habitations mentioned by Herodotus — Crannoges of Ireland — Pile- dwellings in various parts of Europe—Pile-dwellings still used in various coun- tries—Pile-dwellings found in most of the Swiss lakes—Structure of the huts— Attempt to make a census—Construction of the platforms—Description of the remains at Wauwyl—Weapons and implements of the lake-dwellers—Axes— Knives—Arrow-heads—Spindle-whorls—Flint flakes, etc.—Material used for stone implements—Bone implements—Pottery—Manufactures of the Stone period —Comparison of the piles belonging to the Stone and Bronze ages—The fauna of the Swiss lake-dwellings—Stag—Boar—Bull—Goat—Sheep—Dog—Table of the animal remains—Birds—Absence of the rat, mouse, and cat—Comparison of bones belonging to wild and domesticated races—Races of oxen—Absence of extinct species—The aurochs and elk, ibex and bear—General character of the fauna—The flora of the Pfahlbauten—Scarcity of human bones—Lake-habita- tions of the Bronze age—Objects of bronze—Uso of pile-buildings as magazines —Sacred lakes—Inhabitants of the Pfahlbauten—Character of the objects found in different lake-villages—Statistics—Comparison of the different lake-villages —Abandonment of the lake-villages—Chronology. CHAPTER VI. THE DANISH KJOKKENMODDINGS OR SHELL-MOUNDS. Shell-mounds at first supposed to be raised beaches—Description of the shell- mounds—Distribution of tho Shell-mounds—Shell-mounds in Scotland-*—Shell- mounds in other countries—Flora of the shell-mounds—Fauna of the shell-- mounds Fish Birds—Mammals—Absence of certain bones—Mutilation of certain bones Shell-mound builders not mere summer visitors—Flint imple-
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