kins's "Early Man in Britain," p.
116.) But even this demands vast glaciers to the north of this
supposed submergence to produce the icebergs. The weight of
authority, however, is in favor of the glaciers. (Geikie's
"Prehistoric Europe," p. 175.)
(27) Haywood's Heer's "Primeval World of Switzerland," p. 200.
(28) "Prehistoric Europe," p. 261. It is no longer a question
that there was at least one mild period separating two periods
of cold in Europe. See Lubbock's "Prehistoric Times," p. 316;
Dawkins's "Early Man in Britain," pp. 115-120; Lyell's
"Antiquity of Man," pp. 282-285., Dana's "Manual of Geology,"
first edition, p. 561; Haywood's Heer's "Primeval World of
Switzerland," Vol. II, p. 203; Wallace's "Island Life," p. 114;
Croll's "Climate and Time." Mr. Geikie, in his works, "The Great
Ice Age" and "Prehistoric Europe," maintains there were several
warm interglacial epochs.
(29) Wright.
(30) Morgan's "Ancient Society," p. 29.
(31) Geikie's "Prehistoric Europe," p. 365. Morgan's "Ancient
Society," p. 39.
(32) Rau's "Early Man in Europe," p. 14.
(33) "Primitive Industry," p. 485.
(34) Lubbock's "Prehistoric Times," 384.
(35) Geikie's "Prehistoric Europe," chap. ix. Most geologists
suppose there was a general depression of the region below the
sea level, or so as to form inland lakes, and that the loess was
thus deposited, as perhaps it is depositing at the present time
in the lakes of Switzerland. (Wright.)
(36) Lubbock's "Prehistoric Times," p. 423.
(37) Evans's "Ancient Stone Implements," p. 621.
(38) _Pop. Science Monthly,_ Oct., 1883.
(39) Dawkins's "Ear. Man in Brit.," p. 163.
(40) Wright's "Studies in Science and Religion," p. 278. See
also British Association Report, 1882, p. 602.
(41) Lubbock's "Prehistoric Times," p. 356.
(42) Abbott's "Primitive Industry."
(43) Dawkins's "Early Man in Britain," p. 172.
(44) Wright.
(45) Quatrefages's "Human Species," p. 307.
(46) "Human Species," p. 305.
(47) Ibid., p. 307.
(48) Quatrefage's "Human Species," p. 306.
(49) "Early Man in Britain," p. 173.
(50) Ibid., p. 233.
(51) We do not give any estimate in years as to this antiquity
in this chapter.
(52) We must remember that this age is also variously called the
Quaternary, Pleisto
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