ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1969, the aim of this book is to tell the story of the major discoveries which have been made and the attitude of the world at large to these discoveries during the ten decades since Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859. For anyone interested in man's past and in understanding the significance of each new discovery relating to human evolution, this reissue will be of great value.

part I|25 pages

The Background

chapter I|7 pages

Prelude to the Science of Prehistory

chapter II|16 pages

1800–1859

part II|130 pages

The Ten Decades

chapter III|12 pages

1860–1869

chapter IV|7 pages

1870–1879

chapter V|10 pages

1880–1889

chapter VI|15 pages

1890–1899

chapter VII|11 pages

1900–1909

chapter VIII|19 pages

1910–1919

chapter IX|13 pages

1920–1929

chapter X|15 pages

1930–1939

chapter XI|11 pages

1940–1949

chapter XII|15 pages

1950–1959

part III|13 pages

The Present

chapter XIII|11 pages

1960–1968

chapter |5 pages

Epilogue

chapter |3 pages

Postscript