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Pre-Historic Times as Illustrated by Ancient Remains, and the Manners and Customs of Modern Savages

Pre-Historic Times as Illustrated by Ancient Remains, and the Manners and Customs of Modern Savages

Lubbock, John
John, Lubbock

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology

Archaeology

ISBN10: 1108017215
ISBN13: 9781108017213
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Aug 26 2010
Pages: 548
Weight: 1.52
Height: 1.22 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Sir John Lubbock (1834-1915) was an English banker who was fascinated with biology and archaeology. He was a close friend of Charles Darwin and a prolific writer who made influential contributions to both of these fields, being appointed the President of the Linnaean Society between 1881-1886. First published in 1865, it was written as a textbook of prehistoric archaeology. It became one of the most influential and popular archaeological books of the nineteenth century, being reissued in seven editions between 1865 and 1913. In this volume Lubbock develops an evolutionary interpretation of archaeology, using prehistoric material remains as evidence that human cultures become more sophisticated over time. He also introduces the division of prehistory, coining the terms Palaeolithic and Neolithic to subdivide the Stone Age. Lubbock's interpretation of cultural evolution was an extremely influential social theory which was widely adopted by contemporary archaeologists and anthropologists.

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