Finding Time For The Old Stone Age: A History O... (FHD)

O'Connor highlights that the history of this field was built not just by professors and museum keepers, but by a "colourful cast" of everyday professionals:

To define the "Old Stone Age" as a distinct prehistoric period. John Lubbock (1865) To distinguish the "New Stone Age" from the earlier era. Go to product viewer dialog for this item. Finding Time for the Old Stone Age: A History o...

The book centers on the mid-19th-century discovery of stone implements found alongside the remains of extinct animals. These finds proved humans were far older than previously believed, but determining exactly how old required reconciling several "clocks": O'Connor highlights that the history of this field

Studying the layers of the Earth and Quaternary deposits. Finding Time for the Old Stone Age: A History o...