Explore the fascinating and controversial topic of human evolution with this selection of essays. Munro presents a variety of viewpoints and arguments surrounding the origins of man and other anthropological and archaeological problems. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of our species. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from Prehistoric Problems: Being a Selection of Essays on the Evolution of Man and Other Controverted Problems in Anthropology and Archæology The archaeological articles are more especially intended to illustrate the methods and results of comparative archaeology; but, apart from this, I trust none of them will be found barren of interest to those who are anxious to keep themselves an courant with the general progress of archaeology. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Prehistoric Problems: Being a Selection of Essays on the Evolution of Man and Other Controverted Problems in Anthropology and Archaeology The archaeological articles are more especially intended to illustrate the methods and results of comparative archaeology; but, apart from this, I trust none of them will be found barren of interest to those who are anxious to keep themselves an courant with the general progress of archaeology. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ...dans les conditions indiquees plus haut a du etre des plus actives; les deux sexes ont du contribuer activement a la progression et les jeunes ont du imiter leurs parents avec une facilite toujours croissante. En ce qui concerne les consequences morphologiques directes de l'attitude bipede, on peut presumer que ces consequences mecaniques se sont produits avec une grande rapidite, si l'on en juge d'apres les multiples variations squelettiques determinees chez l'homme sous l'influence de variations fonctionnelles minimes relativement a celles que nous envisageons ici.1 In this same article the eminent Parisian anthropologist suggests that the destruction of the Java forests by some volcanic catastrophe--a phenomenon which the geologic records prove to have been of frequent occurrence in the island in Tertiary times--might have been the means of compelling a large-sized species of gibbon to resort to the erect attitude, and thus to accommodate himself in the best way possible to the circumstances arising from this unforeseen calamity. This hypothesis, with equal probability, might be extended so as to include the supposition that in such, or analogous, conditions there were two species of manlike apes, both of which assumed the erect attitude as a result of frequent and mortal combats for supremacy. 1 Revue Scientifique, vol. v., 4th series, 1896, p. 297. f It is not inconceivable that a powerful leader among one or other of the combatants might have distinguished himself by rushing on his enemies in a rampant attitude, wielding a piece of wood which he could even then well grasp, and thus by a combination of strategy and physical strength put them to...

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