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Title: History Of Ancient Civilization

Author: Charles Seignobos

Release Date: February 9, 2006 [EBook #17720]

Language: English

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HISTORY OF

ANCIENT CIVILIZATION

BY

CHARLES SEIGNOBOS

DOCTOR OF LETTERS OF THE UNIVERSITY
OF PARIS

LONDON
T. FISHER UNWIN
ADELPHI TERRACE
MCMVII

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EDITOR'S NOTE

In preparing this volume, the Editor has used both the three-volume
edition and the two-volume edition of the "Histoire de la
Civilisation." He has usually preferred the order of topics of the
two-volume edition, but has supplemented the material therein with
other matter drawn from the three-volume edition.

A few corrections to the text have been given in foot-notes. These
notes are always clearly distinguished from the elucidations of the
author.

A.H.W.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

PREHISTORIC TIMES. Prehistoric archaeology--Prehistoric remains; their
antiquity--Prehistoric science--The four ages.

THE ROUGH STONE AGE. Remains found in the gravels--The cave-men.

THE POLISHED STONE AGE. Lake-villages--Megalithic monuments.

THE BRONZE AGE. Bronze--Bronze objects.

THE IRON AGE. Iron--Iron weapons--Epochs of the Iron Age.

Conclusions: How the four ages are to be conceived; uncertaint