The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-16
VIII.

We can indicate but briefly tho conclusions
ut which DR.. Ripley arrives regarding tho evoS
luton OF European civilization. or rs he preS
fers to term It. culture These conclusions
may be stated in four definite propositions.
concerning which there IL substantially an
agreement among archnologists First, in
western and southern Europe an entirely In
diGenous culture was gradually evolved dur
ing the later Stone Age, This culture was
characterized by great technical advance in
fashinning instruments, in carving and In de-
signs in stone. bone, ivory and copper: by the
construction of dolmens and habitations OF
stone: by pottery making. and possibly even
by n primitive system OF writing. Second,
throughout the eastern Alpine Highlands. q
culture far more highly developed than the
neo-llthjc one In the West and betraying certain
Oriental afflnties appears at n very early date.
thousand years or more before the Christian
era. This prehistoric European civilization.
called fiallstatt. from tho little Alpine hamlet
In Upper Austria whore most of its remains
have been found represents q transitional
stage between bronze and iron. For a discuss
sioa OF this curious primitive culture. which
bore no resemblance to any Of the then known
classical cultures of the Mediterranean basin.
We must refer the reader to the boob itself.
Third the Hallstatt civilization OF bronze
and iron roughly overlies the present area
occupied by the broad headed Alpine racei
ncverthclcss. this race Is not always iden-
tilted with the semi-Oriental culture. Tho
in Europe in lar lower stage OF civilization.
and TO have subsequently, m ade Progress Gull
able prehistoric civilization Of Italy is attrlh-
utable 70 the union Of two cultures one from
way Of the Danube. the other coming from tho
southeast r ny ga ana being distinctly Medtter-
ture were evolved the mhrian and the Etrus-
can civilizations followed in the historic period
coy SnS ffE rro Sns bern
mark and tn" Baltic plain Of Germany, through
cut the preh,ist.r'c period was characterized
with the rest 81 Europe 1t was peoped
from tho south. deriving large part OF
the south and the southeast as well, That this
region was. noGe9ssrily;. nninhahitod during
in southern Europe. i ind4bitablN, MOREOVER.
the palmolithic. or 9.dest Stone Age. is entre-
| seems 10 be lacking in evidence Of human popu-
lIetion AZ the very lowest stage OF civilization.
| From the abscnco - very early stone imple-
| ments. and from the sudden appearance Of
others OF far more finished tyne the possibil-
nsvIa i; sii,t is denied on ali hands Tho only
place to look for tn" source Of this culture is to
is obvious that the general effect NJ tbs
deeply int sting hook on thS, notions formerly
"Aryan cradle Is iconocastic Gr. RIPLEY.
h2wover. would not go 80 tar as To assert that
of the subject. He has GimSI simniy to eH..
| phasiZo the danger Of correating data drawn
| from several distinct sciences. to-wit, anthro-
bond Of unity between Which IS tkat they are are
| all concerned with tn" same Objoct-man. The
| positive contribution to knowledge which our
| author has endeayored 10 make liz demonstra-
| ton that the whole subject Of European origins
| IL by no means so simple as II has heen
often made to appear. The order Of races. FOR
| example, nce1 moan nothing a- respects pri-
| GRITTY 81 culture. Neither Do III" two s"ienc-S,
phlIologv and archaeology. Involve. ono an
| others CONCLUSIONS, SO far a. civilization il
| concerned Language and Industrial rutura
| may have hal very different sources: thair
| miCrl'ions mead stand In 40 relation to one
| another Each science is fully lustihei in its
own deductions but must be content to leave
| the results OF others In Tsace Such Is the
ultimate conclusion to which all the lateSe
1 authority is tending. n. W. II.