Finding time for the old Stone Age : a history of Palaeolithic archaeology and Quaternary geology in Britain, 1860-1960 / / Anne OConnor

• Autore: O'Connor Anne
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (464 p.)
• Disciplina: 936.1
• Soggetto topico: Paleolithic period - Great Britain; Archaeological geology - Great Britain - History; Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary; Tools, Prehistoric - Great Britain; Antiquities, Prehistoric - Great Britain
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2007.
• Nota di bibliografia: includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-407) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Before the Stone Age existed -- Arguments over the Ice Age -- Ancient dwellers of the Thames Valley -- Riverdrift men and cave men -- Eoliths : an earlier phase of the Stone Age? -- The Prepalaeolithic of East Anglia -- Chronologies of the early twentieth century -- Swanscombe : a standard Stone Age sequence for Britain -- The advent of the Abb Breuil -- Geological reshuffling and the growth of suspicion -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: In the mid 19th century, curious stone implements were found beside the bones of extinct animals. Humans were evidently more ancient than had been supposed - but just how old were they? A colourful cast of characters debated the question and even came to blows over it. Anne O'Connor tells their fascinating story.
• Titolo autorizzato: Finding time for the old Stone Age
• ISBN: 0-19-191739-7; 1-281-14941-1; 9786611149413; 0-19-152694-0; 1-4356-0695-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812231603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.