The Prehistoric World - Vanished Races
E. A. Allen
Originally published in 1885.
The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished Races, by E.A. Allen
We are told that in Tartary, each native makes the iron he needs, just as every household would make its own bread. The furnace is a very small affair, not holding more than three pounds of ore. This is filled with ore and charcoal. The bellows are used, and after the charcoal is all burned out, the result is a small piece of spongy iron, which needs only repeated heating and hammering to be made serviceable.
Primitive furnaces, on a somewhat larger scale, have been discovered in Switzerland. Here, the excavation was made in the side of a hill, and a rude, dome-shaped chimney built over it. We must not forget that our task ends where the historian's begins. The use of iron did not long precede history, so we have but little to describe as to the customs and manners of life during the prehistoric Iron Age.
Duration - 20h 18m.
Author - E. A. Allen.
Narrator - Graham Dunlop.
Published Date - Tuesday, 23 January 2024.
Copyright - © 1885 E. A. Allen ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Originally published in 1885. The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished Races, by E.A. Allen We are told that in Tartary, each native makes the iron he needs, just as every household would make its own bread. The furnace is a very small affair, not holding more than three pounds of ore. This is filled with ore and charcoal. The bellows are used, and after the charcoal is all burned out, the result is a small piece of spongy iron, which needs only repeated heating and hammering to be made serviceable. Primitive furnaces, on a somewhat larger scale, have been discovered in Switzerland. Here, the excavation was made in the side of a hill, and a rude, dome-shaped chimney built over it. We must not forget that our task ends where the historian's begins. The use of iron did not long precede history, so we have but little to describe as to the customs and manners of life during the prehistoric Iron Age. Duration - 20h 18m. Author - E. A. Allen. Narrator - Graham Dunlop. Published Date - Tuesday, 23 January 2024. Copyright - © 1885 E. A. Allen ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:14
Preface
Duration:00:05:43
I. Introduction
Duration:00:19:57
II. Early Geological Periods
Duration:00:45:20
III. Men of the River Drift
Duration:01:05:32
IV. Cave-men
Duration:00:55:12
V. Antiquity of the Paleolithic Age
Duration:01:08:12
VI. The Neolithic Age in Europe
Duration:01:08:11
VII. The Bronze Age in Europe
Duration:00:43:42
VIII. The Iron Age in Europe
Duration:00:32:32
IX. Early Man in America
Duration:01:18:26
X. The Mound Builders Part 1
Duration:01:19:03
X. The Mound Builders Part 2
Duration:01:14:06
XI. The Pueblo Country
Duration:01:37:59
XII. The Prehistoric Americans
Duration:00:58:51
XIII. The Nahua Tribes
Duration:01:11:01
XIV. The Maya Tribes Part 1
Duration:01:28:55
XIV. The Maya Tribes Part 2
Duration:00:35:59
XV. The Culture of the Civilized Tribes Part 1
Duration:01:23:12
XV. The Culture of the Civilized Tribes Part 2
Duration:01:00:51
XVI. Ancient Peru
Duration:01:25:06
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:14