Project Gutenberg 2016-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 269 Dawkins, William Boyd 1838 1929 Dawkins, W. Boyd (William Boyd) 03012583 Cave Hunting Researches on the evidence of caves respecting the early inhabitants of Europe Produced by Chris Curnow, Sharon Joiner, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Cave Hunting" by W. Boyd Dawkins is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book explores the findings and implications of cave exploration, focusing on the evidence these caves provide regarding early human inhabitants of Europe. It delves into the historical and archaeological significance of various cave sites across Europe, revealing how these locations serve as valuable windows into humanity's distant past. The opening of the text sets the stage for a comprehensive study of caves as crucial archaeological sites. Dawkins introduces the exploration of cave systems as an emerging field of inquiry and outlines the importance of integrating historical, geological, and biological perspectives to understand the lives of ancient peoples and the wildlife they interacted with. He references significant discoveries made since the early 19th century, such as the human relics found alongside extinct animals, and provides an overview of the book's intent to synthesize and present this information in a coherent narrative, highlighting various cave explorations across Europe that contribute to our understanding of prehistoric life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Prehistoric peoples -- Europe Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Europe Caves -- Europe Europe -- Antiquities GN Text Browsing: Archaeology Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Category: History - Ancient Category: Science - Biology Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 1190975 2025-06-21T05:31:59.465398 text/html 1140247 2024-10-23T00:47:00 text/html 8483067 2025-06-21T05:32:28.629276 application/epub+zip 8485664 2025-06-21T05:32:06.148339 application/epub+zip 451643 2025-06-21T05:32:02.796360 application/epub+zip 8810697 2025-06-21T05:32:41.743209 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8746667 2025-06-21T05:32:24.637254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 727207 2022-09-23T21:51:15.278634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 849762 2025-06-21T05:31:55.098413 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 829947 2024-10-23T00:47:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17438 2025-06-21T05:32:41.985226 application/rdf+xml 18047 2025-06-21T05:32:03.126380 image/jpeg 2800 2025-06-21T05:32:02.961389 image/jpeg 7209064 2025-06-21T05:31:59.839365 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia