Stonesusedasanchors,foundintheBayofPenhouet。1,2,3,stonesweighingabout160poundseach。4and5,lighterstones,probablyusedforcanoes。
Sucharetheonlydetailswehaveontheimportantsubjectofprehistoricanchors,butwemayaddthatancientfishermenprobablyventuredbutashortdistancefromtheland,andwouldnotneedanchors,astheycouldeasilycarrytheirlightboatsonshore。
Weleavenowpassedinreviewtheconditionsofthelifeofourremoteancestors,notingtheanimalsthatweretheircontemporaries,andthefishthatpeopledthewatercoursesnearwhichtheylived。Wehavestudiedtheearliesteffortsatnavigation,madeinthepursuitoffish,andwemustnowgobacktoexaminetheweapons,tools,andornamentsoftheseancientpeoples,andtraceinthoseobjectsthedawnofart。Thiswillbetheaimofournextchapter。
Weapons,Tools,Pottery;OriginoftheUseofFire,Clothing,Ornaments;EarlyArtisticEfforts。
TheVedasshowusIndra,armedwithawoodenclub,seizingastonewithwhichtopierceVritra,thegeniusofevil。[83]Doesnotthiscallupapictureoftheearliestdaysofmanupontheearth?Hisfirstweaponwasdoubtlessaknottybranchtornfromatreeasbehurriedpast,orastonepickedupfromamongstthoselyingathisfeet。Thesewere,however,butfeeblemeanswithwhichtocontendwithformidablefelineandpachydermatousenemies。Manbadnottheirgreatphysicalstrength;