Project Gutenberg 2013-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 160 Figuier, Louis 1819 1894 Figuier, Guillaume-Louis 05038291 Primitive Man Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, Christian Boissonnas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Primitive Man" by Louis Figuier is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the study of pre-historic archaeology, tracing the evolution of early humans from their inception alongside extinct species such as the mammoth and the great bear, through various stages of development up to the dawn of civilization. With a focus on both the archaeological findings and the theories surrounding human origins, the book provides insights into the life and times of early mankind. At the start of the book, the author discusses the shift in perception regarding the antiquity of humanity, emphasizing that scientific discoveries have shown man’s existence to date back significantly further than previously thought—beyond the biblical timeline of 6000 years. Figuier introduces the reader to the evidence supporting the coexistence of early humans with various extinct animals and outlines the criteria by which these ancient traces can be understood. The opening chapters aim to refute prevailing theories that suggest humans evolved from apes, instead positing that primitive man existed in a distinct category. This sets the stage for a thorough exploration of early human life, their tools, customs, and the environmental challenges they faced during the Stone Age and beyond. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42380/42380-h/images/i_cover.jpg en Prehistoric peoples Archaeology GN Text Browsing: Archaeology Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society 868418 868744 2024-10-17T17:36:58.370375 2023-09-18T11:18:45.572567 text/html text/html 846725 2013-03-20T12:43:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 7622813 2013-03-20T12:44:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 7890624 2024-10-17T17:37:12.059306 application/epub+zip 7902880 2024-10-17T17:37:01.104350 application/epub+zip 363018 2024-10-17T17:36:59.846377 application/epub+zip 8111048 2024-10-17T17:37:19.712271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8019468 2024-10-17T17:37:10.687321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 513209 2022-09-19T11:01:25.131283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 697519 697308 2024-10-17T17:36:55.089363 2023-09-18T11:18:42.882441 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 696766 2013-03-20T12:43:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 242852 2013-03-20T12:44:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 696927 2013-03-20T12:43:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 242506 2013-03-20T12:44:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21816 2024-10-17T17:37:19.886247 application/rdf+xml 14370 2024-10-17T17:37:00.014357 image/jpeg 2034 2024-10-17T17:36:59.931343 image/jpeg 7664532 2024-10-17T17:36:58.985375 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia