A History O... | Finding Time For The Old Stone Age:

Before these debates, knowledge of the distant past was often limited to biblical chronologies, such as James Ussher’s 17th-century calculation that the Earth was created in 4004 BC. The work of these forgotten individuals eventually shifted the focus toward a scientific, evolutionary understanding of our human heritage. John Lubbock (1865)

is a seminal work by Anne O'Connor that explores a century of intense intellectual and scientific debate (c. 1860–1960) regarding the true age of human ancestors. The Core Conflict: Synchronizing the Clocks Finding Time for the Old Stone Age: A History o...

Finding Time for the Old Stone Age: A History of Palaeolithic Archaeology and Quaternary Geology in Britain, 1860-1960 Before these debates, knowledge of the distant past

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. 1860–1960) regarding the true age of human ancestors

Wine sellers, diamond merchants, clerks, and papermakers all proposed competing timescales.

Categorizing the evolution of stone tool technologies. Key Themes and Characters

Studying the layers of the Earth and Quaternary deposits.