Abstract
THIS concise, learned but lucid memoir deserves study not only by all archæologists, but especially by other men of science who have occasion to refer to archæological results but normally consult those large text-books that use the three-age system in the old misleading manner. It is really a critical historical analysis of archæological method, written by a representative of the brilliant younger generation of prehistorians now on active service. The author brings out ten important points.
The Three Ages
An Essay on Archæological Method. By Dr. Glyn E. Daniel. Pp. 60. (Cambridge: At the University Press, 1943.) 3s. 6d. net.
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CHILDE, V. The Three Ages. Nature 153, 206–207 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153206a0
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