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Palaeolithic Men of the Caves of Somerset and Devon . .193 



The River-drift Men preceded the Cave-men in Caves of France . 198 

 M. de Mortillet's Classification . . . . . .199 



Chronological Sequence, based on the Associated Mammalia, unsatis- 

 factory . . . . . . . 203 



Cave-men throughout Europe in the same Stage of Culture . 203 



Range of the Cave-men compared with that of the River -drift Men 204 

 Civilisation of Cave-men . . . . . .205 



Dwellings ....... 206 



Domestic Pursuits . . . . . .208 



No Pottery . . . . .209 



Means of obtaining Fire . . . . . .210 



Implement-making . . . . . .210 



Sewing . . . . . . . .210 



Dress and Ornaments . . . . . .211 



Hunting, Fowling, and Fishing . . . . 212-219 



Art . . . . . . . 220 



Engraving ....... 220 



Sculpture ....... 223 



Skeletons of Cave-men . . . . . .224 



The Cave of Duruthy . . . . . .226 



No Interments proved to be of Palaeolithic Age . . .229 



Relation of Cave-men to River-drift Men . . . .230 



Cave-men probably Eskimos . . . . .233 



not now represented in Europe . . . .242 



General Conclusions . . .244 



CHAPTEE VIII. 



THE ARRIVAL OF THE PREHISTORIC FARMER, AND THE HERDSMAN. 

 THE NEOLITHIC CIVILISATION. 



Definition of the Prehistoric Period . . . .247 



Geography of Britain . . . . . .248 



Submerged Forests . . . . . .248 



Climate of Britain '. . . . . .255 



Prehistoric Mammalia Wild Species . . . .257 



and Historic Periods belong to the Tertiary . . 262 

 Magnitude of Interval between Pleistocene and Prehistoric Periods . 263 



Relative Length of Pleistocene and Prehistoric Periods . .265 



