The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-09

9I roncin and Neuvillesur-Ain. AS long
40 ,o'O scientist, Mr.. Moyret, called atten-
W A. as having been inhabited liz prehistoric
MVer since numerous investigators have
!" Ihey conducted their Investigations
0iuuousIy that the level of the cave formed
the Neollthic age-comparatively recent,
eyes OIL biologists and anthropologists-
lug away, also the contiguous level of the
Magoaienian age. This lowered the level
AcaVe Dy 70 centimeters and brought to light
elds OF Neolithic and Magdalenian relics.
he r1bcst find OF all was yet to come Be-
finn (iay, the latest investigators began to
81 into the soil forming the floor of the
zSef cAfter they had penetrated about one
sner down they found a stratum of fine
|k# Knowing unmistakable signs of dating
still earlier Aurignacian age. This
be veritable treasure trove
f. Eere uncovered the studio" of a prehis
~ conts Gg number Of different sorts
NaVe's1hSSSz~ Neces of mammoth rhinoc
raindeer y 11Js, pieces of stone ready for
lpg, end stoSf2s and bones with engravings
4a4Sg1 est Il Ri them
5esset inc latteF represents q horse Of re-
q fa's1saK Mnaheq type: another shows bison.
4 4 AtptneE Wild sheep. But the prize of the
6 sse'.4 a prize which. II is confidently
so make this an experimenting find
lndM of anthropology is the piece Of
ar he on which is cut the figure Of a
k14f This, in the words Of those who
ieu d It, sis the first document repre-
can haved form, the man of the Middle
tory. the minimum age of which is
AS those who delve into the remote history OF
race are aware, picturings of himself by pre-
storic man are extremely rare. He delighted
drawing and carving the strange beasts which
AsaW about him-bisons, reindeer, mammoth,
es andjthe like-but when it came to giving
.snla Of what he looked like himself he was
coy.
ally rare are depctions of man In the
drawings or engravings Rude carvings
Il beings dating far beyond the dawn of
Save been dug up-at Villendorf, in Aus
Arassempouy the Laussel cave, and the
Il f4rimaldi in France and other places.
sq This NAUGHTY of firsthand information,
kious of prehistoric man from the vari-
and bones found at different times
largely matter of conjecture. 1t has
~ of every one guessing for himself,
he group of savants. endeavoring to
bnr remote ancestor from the famous
q In the Neanderthal Dusseldorf.
Sny in Belgium, and at La Chapelle-
France have shown something
repgthening the Darwinian theory
descended from the ape. Another
its deductions on the man" recon
Rrmhe Piltdown skull, has endeavor-
<s~e mat Prehistoric man, from whom we
6ss3 neFH became SO bestiai as the
"a e., ai.I hha tnat the latter belonged g
- IAS race which gradually aegeneEat-
- .'S Hseame extinct while the other
IL III y sEIkneh kent "a Improving until man
Gnu .ss rraSs s1aA was gradually svolved
letter theory, It is expected by the dis'
y - the prehistoric Studio" in the cave
colOmbere, will be greatly bols Ta dup up
80 they have brought to light TO Degln
49, 49, tast known depictions Of human beings
-s.,,5sar sort-notably the sculptured forms OF
Ian found at ALL and elsewhere in France,
oi LII. AZ the sketches Of the human race un-
hs wo., = s,,a cave Of Marsoulas-were produced
.ae Magdaenian age. according to the theory
w ~a,Iw accepted by Frenchmen, and, therefore,
eess lnosed to be much more recent than any
ting from the Aurignacian age
81 then. that the pictures in the cave OF
nhlere really date from the Aurignacian
the report read by M. Douvile shows
nclusively that they do-and that those
nhem discovered up to now are OF
date. the character of the work done
m rtist Of La Colombiere is such as i'm
Aivetl the closest attention on it.
an" here shown the man of the