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plements and bones of extinct animals, among which 

 were many pierced reindeer's teeth. All of these were 

 perfectly preserved by a stalagmitic crust. We may well 

 imagine that this old hunter, finding his end approaching, 

 retired to his cave-home, laid himself quietly down, with 

 the implements and trophies of successful chase about 

 him, and gave up the ghost. Good Mother Nature then 

 slowly buried his remains, and sealed them up beneath a 

 crust of stalagmite. 



The Primeval Aquitaiiians. In southwestern 

 France, on the river Vizere, a branch of the Dordogne, 

 are found many caves which were inhabited by a more 

 peaceful race. They were not only hunters, but also 

 fishers ; for we find, besides stone implements, many im- 

 plements made of bone, among which are rude fishhooks. 

 They also show evidence of some skill in drawing and 

 carving. Among the bone implements found there are 

 many drawings of extinct animals. Fig. 358 represents 

 a rude but very characteristic sketch of a mammoth, 



FIG. 358. Drawing of a Mammoth by contemporaneous man. 



made by contemporaneous man. In these caves we find 

 a gradual transition from the mammoth to the reindeer 

 age. 



General Conclusions. These all belong to the Qua- 

 ternary. In Europe, therefore, man certainly saw the 



