boucher de perthes and the discovery of human antiquity
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Abstract
Why did Boucher de Perthes’ discoveries of
handaxes in the Somme River’s gravels need to be verified by English geologist Joseph
Prestwich, and antiquarian John Evans, before members of the French Academy of Sciences
changed their minds about evidence for the antiquity of humanity? The problem was not
with the evidence itself, but with the way Boucher de Perthes interpreted and published
it. Teetotal, but an over-imaginative Romantic, a provincial bureaucrat and an
antiquarian scholar, an autodidact, and a generous provider of charity to local workers
and early advocate for women’s education, Boucher de Perthes was not only eccentric and
remarkable, but also his own worst enemy. He was easily dismissed by the scientific
elite of Paris until more handaxes were found at other sites and in different countries,
and were recognised as being similar to those found at Abbeville.
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| Authors | ;James Sackett |
| Journal | journal of porous media |
| Year | 2014 |
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