Finding Time For The Old Stone Age: A History O... May 2026

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

Categorizing the evolution of stone tool technologies. Key Themes and Characters Finding Time for the Old Stone Age: A History o...

Analyzing the fossilized remains of ancient fauna. Wine sellers, diamond merchants, clerks, and papermakers all

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 and Asia. Why This History Matters

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.

While focused on Britain, the narrative follows a trail extending to Continental Europe, Africa, and Asia. Why This History Matters