Project Gutenberg 2016-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 160 Wilson, Daniel, Sir 1816 1892 Wilson, Daniel 08026607 Prehistoric man : $b researches into the origin of civilisation in the Old and the New world Introduction -- The primeval transition -- The quarry -- Bone and shell workers -- Fire -- The canoe -- Tools -- The metals -- Alloys -- The mound-builders -- Sepulchral mounds -- Sacrificial mounds -- Symbolic mounds -- Native American civilisation -- Art chroniclings. Produced by Larry Harrison, Cindy Beyer and the online Project Gutenberg team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net with images provided by The Internet Archives-US "Prehistoric Man: Researches into the Origin of Civilisation in the Old and New World" by Daniel Wilson is a detailed scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work explores the evolution of human civilization, particularly focusing on the cultural and social development of prehistoric peoples in both the Old and New Worlds. Wilson, an academic from Toronto, draws upon archaeological evidence to analyze how these civilizations, often isolated from ancient influences, achieved autonomy and developed their own unique cultures. The opening of the text establishes the foundation for Wilson's inquiry into the nature of prehistoric man and his civilizations. He emphasizes the contrasts between the civilizations that emerged in the Old World and those encountered in the New World following the discovery of America in 1492. Wilson argues that the New World offers a unique perspective for studying human development, as it presents a case of civilization evolving independently of ancient European or Asian influences. He describes how, in observing contemporary Native American societies alongside European settlers, we can glean insights into the early stages of civilization and the fundamental characteristics of humanity, which reveal the latent capacities that all peoples potentially possess, irrespective of their cultural context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Prehistoric peoples Civilization -- History Ethnology -- America GN Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 940288 940348 2024-09-21T17:58:37.476794 2023-09-22T14:25:43.348658 text/html text/html 925214 2016-06-24T19:19:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 2546760 2016-06-24T19:19:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2647900 2024-09-21T17:58:49.351736 application/epub+zip 2665422 2024-09-21T17:58:39.697802 application/epub+zip 394115 2024-09-21T17:58:38.764841 application/epub+zip 2885786 2024-09-21T17:58:56.583686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2822421 2024-09-21T17:58:48.487848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562287 2022-09-23T21:42:41.508859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 812297 812051 2024-09-21T17:58:35.903845 2023-09-22T14:25:41.025754 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 812554 2016-06-24T19:19:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 298597 2016-06-24T19:19:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19075 2024-09-21T17:58:56.733684 application/rdf+xml 16692 2024-09-21T17:58:38.930823 image/jpeg 2181 2024-09-21T17:58:38.844784 image/jpeg 2579539 2024-09-21T17:58:37.714794 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 en.wikipedia