Pitfall a of the Paleolithic Theory 
in America . 
The history of the ^nan race a its evolution and the de¬ 
velopment of its culture are matters, of great and lasting inter¬ 
est, a d there remain still many problems unsolved. The earliest 
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traces of man’s presence are found in Europe and consist in largo 
part of rudely chipped implements of stone, the period being re¬ 
folded to as the .Marly Stone, or Paleolithic, -Age. 
Early students of man in America found corresponding traces 
in chipped stone widely distributed, and reached the conclusion 
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that man’s history corresponded closely in the two continents in 
character and in time, and this view was recorded and promulgated 
in an extensive literature and illustrated by large collections 
of artifacts in ear l useuras. 
the American evidence began in earnest and attention was given 
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to its character, and very especially to the artifacts involved- 
