Primitive Man

A popular illustrated survey of prehistoric archaeology tracing human development from earliest Pleistocene contexts associated with extinct megafauna through the reindeer and polished-stone phases into Bronze and Iron Ages. It describes cave and open‑air dwellings, flint and bone tools, early pottery and ornament, discovery of fire, subsistence by hunting, fishing and shell‑midden occupations, burial rites and tumuli, and regional types of skulls and artifacts. Chapters examine Danish kitchen‑middens, stages of domestication including the dog, and theories on the origin of metallurgy and bronze production, combining descriptive text with numerous figures and scene illustrations.