Author: Henry Fairfield OsbornPublisher:
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Pages : 545
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Men of the Old Stone Age, Their Environment, Life and Art, by Henry Fairfield Osborn,...
Author: Henry Fairfield OsbornPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 545
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Men of The Old Stone Age: Their Environment, Life and Art
Author: Henry Fairfield OsbornPublisher: Prabhat Prakashan
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
Men of the Old Stone Age: Their Environment, Life and Art by Henry Fairfield Osborn: In this pioneering work of anthropology and paleontology, Henry Fairfield Osborn explores the lives and cultural expressions of prehistoric humans. Through a combination of scientific research and speculative interpretation, Osborn reconstructs the world of ancient humans, examining their habitats, tools, art, and social structures. "Men of the Old Stone Age" sheds light on the origins of human civilization and offers a fascinating glimpse into our ancient past. Key Aspects of the Book "Men of the Old Stone Age: Their Environment, Life and Art": Prehistoric Anthropology: Osborn's research delves into the study of ancient human societies and their interaction with the environment. Archaeological Insights: The book provides valuable archaeological insights into the lifestyles, tools, and artistic expressions of early human populations. Scientific Interpretation: While some aspects of the book are speculative, Osborn's work offers a pioneering effort to understand human history through the lens of paleontology and anthropology. Henry Fairfield Osborn was an American paleontologist and biologist, born in 1857. He played a significant role in the development of modern paleontology and contributed to the understanding of vertebrate evolution. Osborn served as the president of the American Museum of Natural History and the New York Zoological Society, leaving a lasting impact on the fields of natural history and anthropology. His dedication to scientific research and exploration helped shape our understanding of human and animal history.
MEN OF THE OLD STONE AGE
Author: HENRY FAIRFIELD OSBORNPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 588
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Men of the old stone age
Author: Henry Fairfield OsbornPublisher:
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Category : Art, Primitive
Languages : en
Pages : 559
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Men of the Old Stone Age
Author: Henry Fairfield OsbornPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 559
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Men of the Old Stone Age
Author: Henry Fairfield OsbornPublisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 612
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Men of the Old Stone Age
Author: Henry Fairfield OsbornPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781512307665
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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"Men of the Old Stone Age" from Henry Fairfield Osborn. American geologist, paleontologist and eugenist (1857-1935).
Men of the Old Stone Age: Their Environment Life and Art
Author: Henry Fairfield OsbornPublisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465601503
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 621
Book Description
This volume is the outcome of an ever-memorable tour through the country of the men of the Old Stone Age, guided by three of the distinguished archæologists of France, to whom the work is gratefully dedicated. This Palæolithic tour of three weeks, accompanied as it was by a constant flow of conversation and discussion, made a very profound impression, namely, of the very early evolution of the spirit of man, of the close relation between early human environment and industry and the development of mind, of the remote antiquity of the human powers of observation, of discovery, and of invention. It appears that men with faculties and powers like our own, but in the infancy of education and tradition, were living in this region of Europe at least 25,000 years ago. Back of these intelligent races were others, also of eastern origin but in earlier stages of mental development, all pointing to the very remote ancestry of man from earlier mental and physical stages. Another great impression from this region is that it is the oldest centre of human habitation of which we have a complete, unbroken record of continuous residence from a period as remote as 100,000 years corresponding with the dawn of human culture, to the hamlets of the modern peasant of France of A. D. 1915. In contrast, Egyptian, Ægean, and Mesopotamian civilizations appear as of yesterday. The history of this region and its people has been developed chiefly through the genius of French archæologists, beginning with Boucher de Perthes. The more recent discoveries, which have come in rapid and almost bewildering succession since the foundation of the Institut de Paléontologie humaine, have been treated in a number of works recently published by some of the experienced archæologists of England, France, and Germany. I refer especially to the Prehistoric Times of Lord Avebury, to the Ancient Hunters of Professor Sollas, to Der Mensch der Vorzeit of Professor Obermaier, and to Die diluviale Vorzeit Deutschlands of Doctor R. R. Schmidt. Thus, on receiving the invitation from President Wheeler to lecture upon this subject before the University of California, I hesitated from the feeling that it would be difficult to say anything which had not been already as well or better said. On further reflection, however, I accepted the invitation with the purpose of attempting to give this great subject a more strictly historical or chronological treatment than it had previously received within the limits of a popular work in our own language, also to connect the environment, the animal and human life, and the art. This element of the time in which the various events occurred can only be drawn from a great variety of sources, from the simultaneous consideration of the geography, climate, plants and animals, the mental and bodily development of the various races, and the industries and arts which reflect the relations between the mind and the environment. In more technical terms, I have undertaken in these lectures to make a synthesis of the results of geology, palæontology, anthropology, and archæology, a correlation of environmental and of human events in the European Ice Age. Such a synthesis was begun many years ago in the preparation of my Age of Mammals, but could not be completed until I had gone over the territory myself.
MEN OF THE OLD STONE AGE THEIR
Author: Henry Fairfield 1857-1935 OsbornPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781371276034
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 598
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MEN OF THE OLD STONE AGE THEIR
Author: Henry Fairfield 1857-1935 OsbornPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781372291739
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.