26 Prehistoric Races. 



ourselves to be at present, as is evident, in an age 

 of iron, we must go backward to where 

 written or historic annals began to be 

 dated over the greater part of Europe; and we 

 come upon a prehistoric time, in which also it 

 is found that iron was used. This is, therefore, 

 reckoned a prior age of iron to our own, and is 

 otherwise called the Halstattian age. In this most 

 recent prehistoric period, various specimens of iron 

 work and great swords of iron are found; also 

 special types of work in bronze. There are ornaments 

 and razors in bronze, vases and other objects done 

 in Tuscan style. It is the time of burying under 

 mounds, whether with or without cremation. 



20. These iron implements, which are taken to 

 denote an earlier age of iron, are found in England, 

 France, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and 

 Norway, Italy; in America; in Egypt, Western 

 Asia, New Caledonia, the Isles of the Ocean. 

 Bronze relics, which some take to mark an age of 

 bronze, are found in most of the same European 

 countries, in Egypt besides, as also in Mexico and 

 Peru. Copper objects too are met with in North 

 America. 



21. There is a grave objection to this idea of an 

 Objection to a S e bein S Prehistoric, in any sense to 

 the Ages of suit the purpose of evolution, if metal 

 Metal. was use( j a j- a u an d worked as a material 



of industry. Metal is used in all modern times, 

 and requires advanced workmanship. Stone, as 



