Dawkins's "Early Man in Britain,"
p. 284-9; Ferguson's "Rude Stone Monuments;" Figuier's
"Primitive Man," chap. iii.; Rau's "Early Man in Europe,"
p. 139; "Archaeology," Vol. XLII.
(35) "Human Species", p. 335.
(36) "Prehistoric Europe," p. 547.
(37) Dawkins's "Early Man in Britain," p. 310, note 3.
(38) Ibid., p. 314.
(39) Thurman, Virchow, Huxley, and others.
(40) Mr. Dawkins is inclined to view them as a remnant of the
Neolithic people. Whether our scholars will ultimately accept
his views, remains to be seen.
(41) Brace's "Races of the Old World," p. 82,
(42) Am. Encyclopedia, Art. Basque.
(43) Brace's "Races of the Old World," p. 82.
(44) Brace's "Races of the Old World," p. 82.
(45) "Pre-Adamites," p. 150.
(46) It is unnecessary to caution the reader, that, after all,
our knowledge of "prehistory" is vague. Prof. Virchow, who is
eminent authority on these points, thinks it not yet possible to
identify the prehistoric people of Europe; and good authorities
hold that the Turanian tribes just named are the remnants of
Paleolithic tribes, instead of Neolithic.
(47) Morgan's "Ancient Society," p. 39.
(48) The exceptions to this statement are the higher classes of
sedentary Indians, of which we shall treat in future pages.

Chapter VII

THE BRONZE AGE IN EUROPE.<1>

Races of Men, like Individuals--Gradual change of Neolithic Age to
that of Bronze--The Aryan family--First Aryans Neolithic--Origin of
Bronze--How Great discoveries are made--Gold the first metal--Copper
Abundant--No Copper Age--The discovery of Tin--Explanation of an
Alloy--Bronze, wherever found, the same Composition--What is meant
by the Bronze Age--Knowledge in other Directions--Gradual Growth of
Culture--Three Centers of Bronze Production--Habitations during
the Bronze Age--The Bronze Ax--Implements of Bronze--Personal
ornaments--Ornaments not always made of Bronze--Advance in Arts of
living--Advance in Agriculture--Warlike Weapons--How they worked
Bronze--Advance in Government--Trade in the Bronze Age--Religion of the
Bronze Age--Symbolical figures--Temples of the Bronze Age--Stonehenge.

It is with races of men as with individuals, the progressive growth
of youth soon reaches its limit and maturity of power. While it brings
greater strength, it has not the buoyancy of early years, so the manner
of life becomes fixe