Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons, and Ornaments, of Great Britain [Paperback]

This illustrated 1872 work describes Stone Age weapons, tools and ornaments, from cave and river-bed deposits as well as settlements.Sir John Evans (18231908), a keen amateur of geology, extended his interests to the artefacts found in gravel beds, leading to this 1872 work. Heavily illustrated, it describes implements from the Stone Age, including weapons, tools and ornaments, from cave and river-bed deposits as well as settlement sites.Sir John Evans (18231908), a keen amateur of geology, extended his interests to the artefacts found in gravel beds, leading to this 1872 work. Heavily illustrated, it describes implements from the Stone Age, including weapons, tools and ornaments, from cave and river-bed deposits as well as settlement sites.Combining a very active career as a prosperous paper manufacturer with the pursuit of various antiquarian interests, Sir John Evans (18231908) began the study of geology in the context of a court case over water rights for his paper mills, but extended his interests to the artefacts found in gravel beds in Britain, and in the Somme valley in France. This work was published in 1872, and was translated into French soon afterwards. Heavily illustrated, it describes stone implements from the Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods, including weapons, tools and ornaments, from cave and river-bed deposits as well as settlement sites. Evans also continued to research fossils, and was highly respected as a numismatist. He was a fellow of the Royal Society, the Geological Society, and the Society of Antiquaries. His son Arthur Evans (18511941) discovered the Minoan civilisation of Crete.Preface; 1. Introductory; 2. On the manufacture of stone implements in prehistoric times; Part I. Implements of the Neolithic Period: 3. Celts; 4. Chipped or rough-hewn celts; 5. Celts ground at the edge only; 6. Polished celts; 7. Picks, chisels, gouges, etc.; 8. Perforated axes; 9. Perforated and grooved hammers; 10. Hammer-stones, etc.; 11. Grinding-stonl#.