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Darwin's apprentice : an archaeological biography of John Lubbock / Janet Owen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Owen, Janet (Janet Elizabeth), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lubbock, John, 1st baron Avebury, 1834-1913.
- Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913.
- Lubbock, John.
- Naturalists--Great Britain--Biography.
- Naturalists.
- Archaeologists--Great Britain--Biography.
- Archaeologists.
- Ethnologists--Great Britain--Biography.
- Ethnologists.
- Evolution (Biology).
- Local Subjects:
- Lubbock, John, 1st baron Avebury, 1834-1913.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (302 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Archaeology, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Darwin's Apprentice is a unique book telling the story of an important yet often forgotten Darwinist, Sir John Lubbock, through the eyes of his archaeological and ethnographic collection. Both man and collection were witness to an extraordinary moment in the history of science and archaeology - the emotive scientific, religious and philosophical debate which was triggered by the publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species in 1859.Darwin's Apprentice looks at Lubbock's critical, yet often over looked, role in the Darwinian campaign, including the ways in which Lubbock's collections shaped
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Bone harpoon; Darwin's Apprentice; Chapter 2 The Flint Dagger; Birth of a Prehistorian; Chapter 3 The Bronze Bracelets; Significant Friendships; Chapter 4 The Stone Axe Fragments; Brothers in Arms; Chapter 5 The Bone-Caves Implement; Spreading the Gospel; Plates; Chapter 6 The Reindeer Antler Arrowheads; Collecting Artefacts, Acquiring Empire; Chapter 7 The honduran Spearhead; Taking Over the Asylum; Chapter 8 The Stone Circle; Darwin's Statesman; Chapter 9 Letting the Stones Speak
- BibliographyNotes
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-150) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781473822610
- 1473822610
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