Remains of the Prehistoric Age in England
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This illustrated volume was published in 1904.
Excerpts from the Preface:
The object of this book is to give an account of
the material relics of the Prehistoric period still
to be seen in this country, and to that object the
writer has endeavoured to adhere as closely as possible.
To lay before his readers facts rather than theories has
been the end always kept in view, and this not merely
because space is limited and materials are many. There
has been a vast amount of theory-spinning in connection
with the early epochs of which this book treats, theory-
spinning, in part not merely permissible but even neces-
sary, but in part wholly superfluous. To judge from the
accounts of Palaeolithic Man which occur in some books
on Prehistoric Archaeology, it might be supposed that
the writers had enjoyed the privileges possessed by
Mr. Peter Ibbetson and the Duchess of Towers, and had
dreamed themselves backwards so as to have actually seen
and studied the men of whom they write — so closely are
the habits, the appearance, and even the speech of our
very remote ancestors described and descanted upon. To
the scholar such discourses are of little moment. He is
able to sift out the valuable portions of such books, when
they possess any, from the valueless. But to the general
reader it is otherwise. He is not to be supposed to be
capable of knowing which statements are facts and which
surmises. To dispense with theorising, as hinted above,
in such a subject as this would be impossible, even if it
were desirable ; nor has the attempt been made. But so
far as is possible theory has been set aside for facts, and
at least the reader has been warned when he is treading
upon doubtful ground.
It is the intention of the series, of which this book forms
a part, that the antiquities described should be those of
England, and here again, as far as may be, the plan
indicated has been acted upon. But it would be impos-
sible to write an adequate account of prehistoric objects
confined entirely to this island, still more to the southern
part of it only. It has been necessary to allude to other
parts of the world, and notably to France, for without
the French discoveries, a clear and consecutive account
of the various epochs of the Prehistoric period would be
impracticable. As far as possible, however, the objects
described have been taken from English sources, and the
lists at the ends of the chapters have been confined en-
tirely to objects found in the counties of England.
Contents:
Chapter I:
Introductory — Divisions of the Prehistoric Period
Chapter II:
Stone Implements — Method of Manufacture
Chapter III:
Stone Implements — Eoliths — Paloliths
List of Caves in England and Wales
List of Localities where River-Drift Implements have been found
Chapter IV:
Stone Implements — Neolithic Types — Overlap with Metal
Chapter V:
The Metallic Age — Copper — Bronze
List of Hoards of Bronze Implements
Chapter VI:
Bone Implements — Engravings, Carvings, and Art of
Primitive Man — Ornaments
List of Cup-and-Ring Markings in England
Chapter VII
Places of Burial — Barrows Long and Round
List of Barrows
Chapter VIII:
Megalithic Remains — Dolmens — Cists — Circles — Align-
ments — Menihirion List of Dolmens
List of Other Megalithic Remains
Chapter IX:
Earthworks — Camps — Dykes
List of Pre-Roman Earthworks
List of Dykes
Chapter X:
Early Places of Habitation — Pit-dwellings — Hut-Circles
Souterrains - Dene-Holes - BeeHive Houses --
— Pile-dwellings — Crannoges — Terra-Mare
List of Villages
Chapter XI:
The Late Celtic or Early Iron Age
Chapter XII:
Physical Remains of Prehistoric Man
Appendix — List of Museums Containing Objects dealt within
this book.
Index
Remains of the Prehistoric Age in England Specifications
This illustrated volume was published in 1904.
Excerpts from the Preface:
The object of this book is to give an account of
the material relics of the Prehistoric period still
to be seen in this country, and to that object the
writer has endeavoured to adhere as closely as possible.
To lay before his readers facts rather than theories has
been the end always kept in view, and this not merely
because space is limited and materials are many. There
has been a vast amount of theory-spinning in connection
with the early epochs of which this book treats, theory-
spinning, in part not merely permissible but even neces-
sary, but in part wholly superfluous. To judge from the
accounts of Palaeolithic Man which occur in some books
on Prehistoric Archaeology, it might be supposed that
the writers had enjoyed the privileges possessed by
Mr. Peter Ibbetson and the Duchess of Towers, and had
dreamed themselves backwards so as to have actually seen
and studied the men of whom they write — so closely are
the habits, the appearance, and even the speech of our
very remote ancestors described and descanted upon. To
the scholar such discourses are of little moment. He is
able to sift out the valuable portions of such books, when
they possess any, from the valueless. But to the general
reader it is otherwise. He is not to be supposed to be
capable of knowing which statements are facts and which
surmises. To dispense with theorising, as hinted above,
in such a subject as this would be impossible, even if it
were desirable ; nor has the attempt been made. But so
far as is possible theory has been set aside for facts, and
at least the reader has been warned when he is treading
upon doubtful ground.
It is the intention of the series, of which this book forms
a part, that the antiquities described should be those of
England, and here again, as far as may be, the plan
indicated has been acted upon. But it would be impos-
sible to write an adequate account of prehistoric objects
confined entirely to this island, still more to the southern
part of it only. It has been necessary to allude to other
parts of the world, and notably to France, for without
the French discoveries, a clear and consecutive account
of the various epochs of the Prehistoric period would be
impracticable. As far as possible, however, the objects
described have been taken from English sources, and the
lists at the ends of the chapters have been confined en-
tirely to objects found in the counties of England.
Contents:
Chapter I:
Introductory — Divisions of the Prehistoric Period
Chapter II:
Stone Implements — Method of Manufacture
Chapter III:
Stone Implements — Eoliths — Paloliths
List of Caves in England and Wales
List of Localities where River-Drift Implements have been found
Chapter IV:
Stone Implements — Neolithic Types — Overlap with Metal
Chapter V:
The Metallic Age — Copper — Bronze
List of Hoards of Bronze Implements
Chapter VI:
Bone Implements — Engravings, Carvings, and Art of
Primitive Man — Ornaments
List of Cup-and-Ring Markings in England
Chapter VII
Places of Burial — Barrows Long and Round
List of Barrows
Chapter VIII:
Megalithic Remains — Dolmens — Cists — Circles — Align-
ments — Menihirion List of Dolmens
List of Other Megalithic Remains
Chapter IX:
Earthworks — Camps — Dykes
List of Pre-Roman Earthworks
List of Dykes
Chapter X:
Early Places of Habitation — Pit-dwellings — Hut-Circles
Souterrains - Dene-Holes - BeeHive Houses --
— Pile-dwellings — Crannoges — Terra-Mare
List of Villages
Chapter XI:
The Late Celtic or Early Iron Age
Chapter XII:
Physical Remains of Prehistoric Man
Appendix — List of Museums Containing Objects dealt within
this book.
Index
