| FIG. | | PAGE |
| A Family of the Stone Age (Frontispiece). |
| 1. | Human Jaw-bone found at Moulin-Quignon, near Abbeville, in 1863. | 18 |
| 2. | Skull of a Man belonging to the Stone Age (The Borreby Skull). | 27 |
| 3. | Skull of the Gorilla. | 28 |
| 4. | Skull of the Orang-Outang. | ib. |
| 5. | Skull of the Cynocephalus Ape. | 29 |
| 6. | Skull of the Macacus Baboon. | ib. |
| 7. | The Production of Fire (whole page engraving). |
| 8. | Dendrites or Crystallisations found on the Surface of wrought Flints. | 46 |
| 9. | Section of a Gravel Quarry at Saint-Acheul, which contained the wrought Flints found by Boucher de Perthes. | 47 |
| 10. | Hatchet of the Almond-shaped type from the Valley of the Somme. | 48 |
| 11. | Flint Hatchet from Saint-Acheul of the so-called Almond-shaped type. | 49 |
| 12. | Wrought Flint (Moustier type). | ib. |
| 13. | Flint Scraper. | 50 |
| 14. | Flint Knife, found at Menchecourt, near Abbeville. | ib. |
| 15. | Flint Core or Nucleus. | 51 |
| 16. | Man in the Great Bear and Mammoth Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 17. | The First Potter (whole page engraving). |
| 18. | Fossil Shells used as Ornaments, and found in the Gravel at Amiens. | 54 |
| 19. | Theoretical Section of a Vein of Clay in the Carboniferous Limestone, before the hollowing out of Valleys by Diluvial Waters. | 56 |
| 20. | Theoretical Section of the same Vein of Clay converted into a Cavern, after the hollowing out of Valleys by Diluvial Waters. | 57 |
| 21. | The Cave of Galeinreuth, in Bavaria. | 59 |
| 22. | Section of the Sepulchral Cave at Aurignac. | 62 |
| 23. | Flint Knife, found in the Sepulchral Cave at Aurignac. | 63 |
| 24. | Implement made of Reindeer’s or Stag’s Horn, found in the Sepulchral Cave at Aurignac. | ib. |
| 25. | Series of Perforated Discs of the Cardium Shell, found in the Sepulchral Cave at Aurignac. | 64 |
| 26. | Fragment of the Lower Jaw of a Cave-Bear found in the Sepulchral Cave at Aurignac. | ib. |
| 27. | Upper Molar of a Bison found in the Ashes of the Fire-Hearth of the Sepulchral Cave at Aurignac. | 65 |
| 28. | Arrow-head made of Reindeer’s Horn, found in the Sepulchral Cave of Aurignac. | 66 |
| 29. | Bodkin made of Roebuck’s Horn, found in the Sepulchral Cave of Aurignac. | ib. |
| 30. | Truncated Blade in Reindeer’s Horn bearing two Series of transversal Lines and Notches, probably used for numeration. | 67 |
| 31. | Funeral Feast during the Great Bear and Mammoth Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 32. | Carved and perforated Canine Tooth of a young Cave-Bear. | 69 |
| 33. | Head of a Cave-Bear found in the Cave of Aurignac. | 70 |
| 34. | Head of the Rhinoceros tichorhinus, found in the Cave of Aurignac. | ib. |
| 35. | Head of a great Stag (Megaceros hibernicus), found in the Cave of Aurignac. | 71 |
| 36. | Sketch of the Great Bear on a Stone, found in the Cave of Massat. | 75 |
| 37. | Portion of the Skull of an Individual belonging to the Epoch of the Great Bear and the Mammoth, found in the Cave of Engis. | 80 |
| 38. | Portion of the so-called Neanderthal Skull. | ib. |
| 39. | Man of the Reindeer Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 40. | Rock-Shelter at Bruniquel, a supposed Habitation of Man during the Reindeer Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 41. | A Feast during the Reindeer Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 42. | Flint Bodkin or Stiletto for sewing Reindeer Skins, found in the Cave of Les Eyzies (Périgord). | 92 |
| 43. | Bone Needle for Sewing. | ib. |
| 44. | The Canine Tooth of a Wolf, bored so as to be used as an Ornament. | 93 |
| 45. | Ornament made of the bony part of a Horse’s Ear. | ib. |
| 46. | Spear-head, found in the Cave of Laugerie-Basse (Périgord). | 95 |
| 47. | Worked Flint from Périgord (Knife). | 96 |
| 48. | Worked Flint from Périgord (Hatchet). | ib. |
| 49. | Chipped Flint from Périgord (Knife). | 97 |
| 50. | Chipped Flint from Périgord (Scraper). | ib. |
| 51. | Small Flint Saw, found in the Rock-Shelter at Bruniquel. | 98 |
| 52. | The Chase during the Reindeer Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 53. | Barbed Arrow of Reindeer Horn. | 99 |
| 54. | Arrow of Reindeer Horn with Double Barbs. | ib. |
| 55. | Animal Bone, pierced by an Arrow of Reindeer Horn. | 100 |
| 56. | Tool made of Reindeer Horn, found in the Cave of Laugerie-Basse (Stiletto?). | ib. |
| 57. | Tool made of Reindeer Horn, found in the Cave of Laugerie-Basse (Needle?). | ib. |
| 58. | Spoon of Reindeer Horn. | 101 |
| 59. | Knuckle-bone of a Reindeer’s Foot, bored with a hole and used as a Whistle. | 102 |
| 60. | Staff of authority, in Reindeer’s Horn, found in the Cave of Périgord. | ib. |
| 61. | Another Staff of authority in Reindeer’s Horn. | ib. |
| 62. | A Geode, used as a Cooking Vessel(?), found in the Cave of La Madelaine (Périgord). | 103 |
| 63. | Earthen Vase, found in the Cave of Furfooz (Belgium). | 104 |
| 64. | Sketch of a Mammoth graven on a Slab of Ivory. | 106 |
| 65. | Hilt of a Dagger carved in the Shape of a Reindeer. | 107 |
| 66. | Representation of a Stag drawn on a Stag’s Horn. | 108 |
| 67. | Representation of some large Herbivorous Animal on a Fragment of Reindeer’s Horn. | ib. |
| 68. | Arts of Drawing and Sculpture during the Reindeer Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 69. | Representation of an Animal sketched on a Fragment of Reindeer’s Horn. | 109 |
| 70. | Fragment of a Slab of Schist bearing the representation of some Animal, and found in the Cave of Les Eyzies. | ib. |
| 71. | A kind of Harpoon of Reindeer’s Horn carved in the Shape of an Animal’s Head. | 110 |
| 72. | Staff of Authority, on which are graven Representations of a Man, two Horses, and a Fish. | 111 |
| 73. | Skull, found at Furfooz by M. Édouard Dupont. | 114 |
| 74. | Skull of an Old Man, found in a Rock-shelter at Bruniquel. | 115 |
| 75. | A Funeral Ceremony during the Reindeer Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 76. | Man of the Polished-stone Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 77. | Bone Skewers used as Fish-hooks. | 134 |
| 78. | Fishing-net with wide Meshes. | 136 |
| 79. | Stone Weight used for sinking the Fishing-nets. | ib. |
| 80. | Fishing during the Polished-stone Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 81. | Flint Knife from one of the Danish Beds. | 138 |
| 82. | Nucleus off which Knives are flaked. | ib. |
| 83. | Flint Hatchet from one of the Danish Beds. | ib. |
| 84. | Flint Scraper from one of the Danish Beds. | ib. |
| 85. | Refuse from the Manufacture of wrought Flints. | 139 |
| 86. | Weight to sink Fishing-nets. | ib. |
| 87. | Danish Axe of the Polished-stone Epoch. | 140 |
| 88. | Double-edged Axe. | ib. |
| 89. | Danish Axe-hammer drilled for handle. | 141 |
| 90. | Ditto. | ib. |
| 91. | Spear-head from Denmark. | 142 |
| 92. | Ditto. | ib. |
| 93. | Toothed Spear-head of Flint. | 143 |
| 94. | Flint Poniard from Denmark . | ib. |
| 95. | Type of the Danish Arrow-head . | ib. |
| 96. | Another Type of Arrow-head. | ib. |
| 97. | Arrow-head. | 144 |
| 98. | Arrow-head from Denmark. | ib. |
| 99. | Flint Chisel from Denmark. | ib. |
| 100. | Small Stone Saw from the Danish Deposits. | 145 |
| 101. | Another Stone Saw from Denmark. | ib. |
| 102. | Bone Harpoon of the Stone Age, from Denmark. | ib. |
| 103. | Bone Comb from Denmark. | 146 |
| 104. | Necklace and various Ornaments of Amber. | ib. |
| 105. | Nucleus in the Museum of Saint-Germain, from the Workshop of Grand-Pressigny. | 148 |
| 106. | Polisher from Grand-Pressigny, both faces being shown. | 150 |
| 107. | The earliest Manufacture and Polishing of Flints (whole page engraving). |
| 108. | Polisher found by M. Leguay. | 154 |
| 109. | Spear-head from Spiennes. | 158 |
| 110. | Polished Jade Hatchet in the Museum of Saint-Germain. | 159 |
| 111. | Polished Flint Hatchet with a Sheath of Stag’s Horn fitted for a Handle. | 161 |
| 112. | Flint Hatchet fitted into a Stag’s-horn Sheath having an Oak Handle, from Boucher de Perthes’ Illustration. | 162 |
| 113. | Hatchet Handle made of Oak. | 163 |
| 114. | Stag’s-horn Sheath open at each end, so as to receive two Hatchets. | ib. |
| 115. | Polished Flint Hatchet, from Belgium, fitted into a Stag’s-horn Sheath. | ib. |
| 116. | Gardening Tool made of Stag’s Horn (after Boucher de Perthes). | 164 |
| 117. | Ditto. | ib. |
| 118. | Ditto. | 165 |
| 119. | Flint Tool in a Bone Handle. | 166 |
| 120. | Flint Tool with Bone Handle. | ib. |
| 121. | Ornamented Bone Handle. | ib. |
| 122. | Necklace made of Boars’ Tusks longitudinally divided. | 167 |
| 123. | Flint Knife from the Peat Bogs near Antwerp. | 168 |
| 124. | Primitive Corn-mill. | 170 |
| 125. | The Art of Bread Making in the Stone Age (whole page engraving). |
| 126. | The Earliest Navigators (whole page engraving). |
| 127. | The Earliest regular Conflicts between Men of the Stone Age; or, The Entrenched Camp of Furfooz (whole page engraving). |
| 128. | Flint Arrow-head from Civita-Nova (Italy). | 180 |
| 129. | The Borreby Skull. | 182 |
| 130. | Danish Dolmen. | 185 |
| 131. | Dolmen at Assies (department of Lot). | ib. |
| 132. | Dolmen at Connéré (Marne). | 186 |
| 133. | Vertical Section of the Dolmen of Lockmariaker, in Brittany. In the Museum of Saint-Germain. | ib. |
| 134. | Tumulus-Dolmen at Gavr’inis (Morbihan). | 187 |
| 135. | A Portion of the Dolmen of Gavr’inis. | ib. |
| 136. | General Form of a covered Passage-Tomb. | 188 |
| 137. | Passage-Tomb at Bagneux, near Saumur. | ib. |
| 138. | Passage-Tomb at Plauharmel (Morbihan). | 189 |
| 139. | Passage-Tomb, the so-called Table de César, at Lockmariaker (Morbihan). | ib. |
| 140. | A Danish Tumulus or chambered Sepulchre. | 190 |
| 141. | Usual Shape of a Menhir. | 191 |
| 142. | The Rows of Menhirs at Carnac. | ib. |
| 143. | Dolmen with a Circuit of Stones (Cromlech), in the Province of Constantine. | 192 |
| 144. | Group of Danish Cromlechs. | ib. |
| 145. | Position of Skeletons in a Swedish Tomb of the Stone Age. | 194 |
| 146. | A Tumulus of the Polished Stone Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 147. | A Founder’s Workshop during the Bronze Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 148. | Section of the Ténevière of Hauterive. | 220 |
| 149. | A Swiss Lake Village of the Bronze Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 150. | Vertical Section of a Crannoge in the Ardakillin Lake. | 230 |
| 151. | Vertical Section of the Marniera of Castione. | 233 |
| 152. | Floor of the Marniera of Castione. | 234 |
| 153. | Plan of the Piles and Cross-beams in the Marniera of Castione. | ib. |
| 154. | The Chase during the Bronze Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 155. | Stone Hatchet from the Lacustrine Habitations of Switzerland. | 241 |
| 156. | Stone Chisel with Stag’s-horn Handle, from the Lacustrine Habitations of Switzerland. | 241 |
| 157. | Flint Hammer fitted with a Stag’s-horn Handle. | 242 |
| 158. | Stone Hatchet with Double Handle of Wood and Stag’s Horn. | ib. |
| 159, 160. | Serpentine Hatchet-Hammers from the Lacustrine Habitations of Switzerland. | 243 |
| 161. | Another Hatchet-hammer from the Lacustrine Habitations of Switzerland. | ib. |
| 162. | Flint Saw fitted into a Piece of Stag’s Horn. | 244 |
| 163. | Flint Spear-head from the Lacustrine Settlements of Switzerland. | ib. |
| 164. | Various Shapes of Flint Arrow-heads from the Lacustrine Settlements of Switzerland. | ib. |
| 165. | Arrow-head of Bone fixed on the Shaft by means of Bitumen. | 245 |
| 166. | Stone Arrow-head fixed on the Shaft by means of Bitumen. | ib. |
| 167. | Arrow-head fixed on the Shaft by a Ligature of String. | ib. |
| 168. | Bone Bodkin, from the Lacustrine Habitations of Switzerland. | 246 |
| 169. | Ditto. | ib. |
| 170. | Carpenter’s Chisel, from the Lacustrine Habitations of Switzerland. | ib. |
| 171. | Bone Needle. | ib. |
| 172. | Pick-axe of Stag’s Horn. | 247 |
| 173. | Harpoon made of Stag’s Horn, from the Lacustrine Habitations of Switzerland. | ib. |
| 174. | Ditto. | ib. |
| 175. | Vessel made of Stag’s Horn. | ib. |
| 176. | Bronze Winged Hatchet, from the Lacustrine Habitations of Switzerland. | 249 |
| 177. | Winged Hatchet (front and side view), from the Lacustrine Habitations of Switzerland. | ib. |
| 178. | Socketed Hatchet, from the Lacustrine Habitations. | ib. |
| 179. | Knife Hatchet (front and side view) from the Lacustrine Habitations. | ib. |
| 180. | Carpenter’s Chisel, in Bronze. | 250 |
| 181. | Hexagonal Hammer. | ib. |
| 182. | Knife with a Tang to fit into a Handle, from the Lacustrine Settlements of Switzerland. | ib. |
| 183. | Socketed Knife, from the Lacustrine Settlements of Switzerland. | 251 |
| 184. | Bronze Sickle, found by M. Desor at Chevroux. | ib. |
| 185. | Bronze Fish-hook, from the Lacustrine Settlements of Switzerland. | 252 |
| 186. | Double Fish-hook, from the Lacustrine Settlements of Switzerland. | ib. |
| 187. | Hair-pin, found by M. Desor in one of the Swiss Lakes. | 253 |
| 188. | Ditto. | ib. |
| 189. | Hair-pin with Cylindrical Head. | ib. |
| 190. | Hair-pin with Curled Head. | ib. |
| 191. | Bronze Bracelet, found in one of the Swiss Lakes. | 254 |
| 192. | Another Bronze Bracelet. | 255 |
| 193. | Bronze Ring. | ib. |
| 194. | Bronze Pendant, from the Lacustrine Habitations of Switzerland. | 256 |
| 195. | Another Bronze Pendant, from the Lacustrine Habitations of Switzerland. | ib. |
| 196. | Bronze Ring, from the Lacustrine Habitations of Switzerland. | ib. |
| 197. | Another Ornamental Ring. | ib. |
| 198. | Earthenware Vessel with Conical Bottom, from the Lacustrine Habitations of Switzerland. | 259 |
| 199. | Earthen Vessel placed on its Support. | ib. |
| 200. | Fragment of an Earthen Vessel with a Handle. | 259 |
| 201. | Vessel of Baked Clay, from the Lacustrine Settlements of Switzerland. | 260 |
| 202. | Ditto. | ib. |
| 203. | Cloth of the Bronze Age, found in the Lacustrine Settlements of Switzerland. | 262 |
| 204. | The First Weaver (whole page engraving). |
| 205. | Spindle-whorls, made of Baked Clay, found in the Lacustrine Settlements of Switzerland. | 263 |
| 206. | Principal Designs for the Ornamentation of Pottery during the Bronze Epoch. | 264 |
| 207. | The Cultivation of Gardens during the Bronze Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 208. | A Feast during the Bronze Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 209. | Bronze Sword in the Museum of Neuchâtel. | 272 |
| 210. | Bronze Dagger, found in one of the Swiss Lakes. | ib. |
| 211. | Bronze Spear-head, found in one of the Swiss Lakes. | 273 |
| 212. | Bronze Arrow-head, found in a Lacustrine Settlement of Switzerland. | ib. |
| 213. | Scandinavian Sword. | 274 |
| 214. | Hilt of a Scandinavian Sword. | ib. |
| 215. | Mode of fixing the Handle to a Scandinavian Hatchet. | ib. |
| 216. | Another Mode of fixing the Handle to a Scandinavian Hatchet. | ib. |
| 217. | Danish Bronze Knife of the Bronze Epoch. | 275 |
| 218. | Ditto. | ib. |
| 219. | Blade of a Danish Razor of the Bronze Epoch. | 276 |
| 220. | Woollen Cloak of the Bronze Epoch, found in 1861, in a Tomb in Denmark. | 277 |
| 221. | Woollen Shawl, found in the same Tomb. | ib. |
| 222. | Woollen Shirt, taken from the same Tomb. | 278 |
| 223. | First Woollen Cap, found in the same Tomb. | ib. |
| 224. | Second Woollen Cap, found in the same Tomb. | ib. |
| 225. | Bronze Comb, found in the same Tomb. | ib. |
| 226. | Warriors during the Bronze Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 227. | Bronze Hatchet Mould, found in Ireland. | 279 |
| 228. | Stone Crescent, found in one of the Swiss Lakes. | 280 |
| 229. | Skull found at Meilen, Front View. | 289 |
| 230. | Skull found at Meilen, Profile View. | ib. |
| 231. | Primitive Furnace for Smelting Iron (whole page engraving). |
| 232. | Bronze Coin, from the Lake of Neuchâtel. | 310 |
| 233. | Sword, from the Tombs of Hallstadt (with a Bronze Hilt and Iron Blade). | 313 |
| 234. | Ditto. | ib. |
| 235. | Dagger, from the Tombs of Hallstadt (Bronze Handle and Iron Blade). | 314 |
| 236. | Ditto. | ib. |
| 237. | Funeral Ceremonies during the Iron Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 238. | A Skeleton, portions of which have been burnt, from the Tombs of Hallstadt. | 315 |
| 239. | A Necklace with Pendants, from the Tombs of Hallstadt. | 316 |
| 240. | Bracelet, from the Tombs of Hallstadt. | 317 |
| 241. | Ditto. | ib. |
| 242. | Bronze Vase, from the Tombs of Hallstadt. | ib. |
| 243. | Bronze Vase, from the Tombs of Hallstadt. | 317 |
| 244. | Warriors of the Iron Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 245, 246. | Fore-arm encircled with Bracelets, found in the Tombs of Belleville (Savoy). | 319 |
| 247. | Iron Sword, found in one of the Swiss Lakes. | 321 |
| 248. | Sword with Damascened Blade, found in one of the Swiss Lakes. | ib. |
| 249. | Sheath of a Sword, found in one of the Swiss Lakes. | 322 |
| 250. | Lance-head, found in one of the Swiss Lakes. | 323 |
| 251. | Head of a Javelin, found in the Lacustrine Settlement of La Tène (Neuchâtel). | 324 |
| 252. | The Chase during the Iron Epoch (whole page engraving). |
| 253. | Square-socketed Iron Hatchet, found in one of the Lakes of Switzerland. | 325 |
| 254. | Sickle. | ib. |
| 255. | Scythe, from the Lacustrine Settlements of Switzerland. | 326 |
| 256. | Iron Point of Boat-hook, used by the Swiss Boatmen during the Iron Epoch. | ib. |
| 257. | Horse’s Bit, found in the Lake of Neuchâtel. | ib. |
| 258. | Fibula, or Iron Brooch, found in the Lake of Neuchâtel. | 327 |
| 259. | Iron Buckle for a Sword-belt, found in the Lake of Neuchâtel. | 328 |
| 260. | Iron Pincers, found in the Lake of Neuchâtel. | ib. |
| 261. | Iron Spring-scissors, found in the Lake of Neuchâtel. | ib. |
| 262. | Razor. | 329 |
| 263. | Agriculture during the Iron Epoch (whole page engraving). |