The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-11-06
500, 900 Years
Of Men

linens of the handiwork Of man from
the time, of the bronze age, 5000 to
10000 years ago, way back to the time
when man first emerged from the ami
NAL state, some 5000 years ago, have
been brought from Europe by Alonzc
Pond, Beloit college graduate, and ad-
ded to the collections at the Logan
museum, making this museum the most
important one in the United States in
its material on the early stages of
man, especially the stone age.
Pieces of bone, metal, wood and livery
from every period in history of man
are in the collection and will be used
by the college in its courses. With the
new material collected by Pond in
France, England, Switzerland and Den
mark during the past summer, and
representing q heavy outlay in money
Beloit college is perhaps better equip
ped to teach the development of man
than any other school in the United
States.
Beloit college, because of this collec-
tion, may be the meeting place in the
future of some of the most noted stu
dents of prehistoric man in the coun-
try, who, rather than go to Europe, will
come to this institution.
Pond, who has had much experience
in paleontology prior to this visit, sail
ed from New York on May "a and re-
turned home recently. Many of the
specimens are already in the museum
while more are still to come.
Necklace $4,000 Years Old.
Among the most valuable of the spe-
cimens is a necklace, of 1877 pieces of
ivory, bone and stone made in the auri-
gnacien period, $4,000 years ago. In
the rest of the world, there are but 12O
such beads, and two of the pieces of
the necklace here are absolutely u
nique in the world-an ivory fish and
two pendants.
From a scientific standpoint the most
important pieces brought back by Pond
are hte SO carvings on stone belonging
to the magdelenean period, some 10000
or more years ago. These are the only
ones of this kind in America, and were
found in a cave at Limeuil, in the
southern part of France. Theyn are
small slabs of stone on which are
drawn crude outlines of animals and
from the condition Of the stone and
from evidence in the cave itself, it
has been deducted that there was once
an "art class" in this cave. The pic
lures are drawn on the walls of the
cave, but on separate pieces of stone.
The specimens of the earliest stage
of man obtained by Pond are 100000
years old, the period when man was
just beginning to acquire reasoning
power, distinguishing him from the
beast. There are pieces of flint indi-
eating use by man.
The next period is that of 100000
years ago, and specimens obtained of
this are large cleavers of flint without
handles, positive of use by man.
The neanderthal period was 100000
years ago, of which there are scrapers
and points in the collection.
ut is generally conceded by paleon-
tologists," said Pond, chat this form
of man absolutely disappeared"
The next period is that of the neck
lace-the aurugnacien period, $4,000
year ago. Other specimens of this
period are a skeleton, showing man as
he is now, proof that the resemblance
of the beast in man was gone. Of this
period there is also a game stone-a
boulder with little holes, in which, it
is believed, small stones were thrown,
as in present day games.
Illustrating the next of solutrean
period, there are some flint specimens,
as few bone pieces remain. Three stag
es of this period are shown clearly.
The Stone Age.
Of the magdalensan period, before
mentioned, besides the 36 valuable
carvings, are fine bone specimens-a
harpon head, bone needle and others
party fossilized. After this period
comes the well known neolithic (stone
age), period some $4,000 years ago and
specimens of this age are axes from
France, England and pieces which were
used by the Swiss cave dwellers. There
is also pottery, pottery making nipple
ments, much as those used today, and
the more detailed implements. There
are arrow heads almost exactly like