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used by man for weapon--the evidence, from the River Sums--the History
of the de of Boucher the investigations of Perthes--the Discussion of the
subject--the antiquity of these rests--the Improvement during
Paleolithic Age--Description of the flint improves--Other
countries where these utensils are found--That men's run
it was these tribes--The Canstadts race--Mr. The perspectives of Dawkins--When
it did them they appear in first Europe--Her authority on this
question--the Conclusion.
The Tertiary age, with his/her marvelous wealth of animal and plant
life, it gradually drew nearby to his. In ours "Contour" we have
called the period that following you/he/she has achieved the Glacial age.<2 > This was
sufficiently demands then for our purpose, but we have to remember
this is the name < 3 > for a long series of years. During this
period the great changes in happened climate. To his/her principle, a
moderate and genial climate prevailed in the whole Europe; and this,
as we know, you/he/she was preceded, during the age of Miocene, from a heat
tropical.<4 > This succession, shows then us that, for some
reason or other, the climate was gradually growing colder.
These changes went in before uninterruptedly. Undoubtedly a lot
from century to century, the seasons gradually grew, more and
more severe, up to that, the sun in the summer clarified more finally,
the mountains of the snow in the winter. This was the beginning of
the Glacial age correct.
The best authorities also suppose that the kingdom of snow and ice
it was broken enter at least a return (possibly more) of genial
climate, when animals and plants from the south again visited
the countries of Northern Europe--only, however, once more to be
driven ahead from a return of arctic cold. But finally, in front of the
heat in increase of a genial Climate, the glaciers faded away,
don't return again, and the Glacial age was united in that
of the present.
It is not a question anymore that men lived in Europe during the
greater portion of this age, if not from the beginning. It is
necessary, then, to come to a clear understanding of the