Abstract
IN this little book Prof. Keith gives a most interesting account of the known fossil remains of man, and enlivens his pages by numerous allusions to the circumstances in which the various discoveries were made. He begins by referring to the skeletons of comparatively recent date, which differ in no essential respects from those of existing men; and he then gradually works backwards through the Neanderthal type until he reaches the primitive Pithecanthropus. His descriptions are not only interesting, but are also important as being based in many cases on personal observation; and they are illustrated by a series of original drawing's, in which overlapping outlines and tints are ingeniously used to facilitate comparisons.
Ancient Types of Man.
By Prof. A. Keith. Pp. xix + 151. (London and New York: Harper and Bros., 1911) Price 2s. 6d. net.
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W., A. Ancient Types of Man . Nature 89, 375 (1912). https://doi.org/10.1038/089375a0
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