Prehistoric Man: Researches Into the Origin of Civilisation in the Old and the New WorldMacmillan and Company, 1865 - 635 pages |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | xxii |
The Old World and the NewAmerican Phases of LifeThe Term Prehistoric | xxxv |
CHAPTER II | 14 |
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