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" 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; uncertainties;
solved questions.

CHAPTER II
HISTORY AND THE DOCUMENTS. History--Legends--History in general--Great
divisions of history--Ancient history--Modern history--The Middle
Ages.
SOURCES FOR THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS.
Books--Monuments--Inscriptions--Languages--Lacunae.
RACES AND PEOPLES.


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