Abstract
I HAVE received a letter from Mr. Edmund Calvert, in which he informs me that his brother, Mr. Frank Calvert, has recently discovered, near the Dardanelles, what he regards as conclusive evidence of the existence of man during the Miocene period. Mr. Calvert had previously sent me some drawings of bones and shells from the strata in question, which Mr. Busk and Mr. Gwyn Jeffreys were good enough to examine for me. He has now met with a fragment of a bone, probably belonging either to the Dinotherium or a Mastodon, on the convex side of which is engraved a representation of a horned quadruped, “with arched neck, lozenge-shaped chest, long body, straight fore legs, and broad feet.” There are also, he says, traces of seven or eight other figures, which, however, are nearly obliterated. He informs me that in the same stratum he has also found a flint flake, and several bones broken as if for the extraction of marrow.
Article PDF
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
LUBBOCK, J. Existence of Man in the Miocene. Nature 7, 401 (1873). https://doi.org/10.1038/007401b0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/007401b0
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.