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PRE-HISTORIC MAN.

An interesting discovery, of much importance for geological and archaeological science, has recently been made in a coal mine at Bully-Grenay, in the FrenEH&i ’department at Pas-de-Calais. A new gallery was being pierced, when £ Pattern was broken into, which discovered the fossil remains of five human beings in a fair state of preservation—a man, two women, and two children composed the group. The man measured about seven feet, the women six feut six ahd six feet, the children four feet and rather less than this. In addition, some fragments of arms and ptensils of petrified wood and stone, wifh' numerous remains of mammals and fish, were brought to light. A second subterraneous chamber enclosed the remains of eleven human bodies of large size, several animals, and a large number of various objects, with some -precious stones. The walls of the cave exhibited drawings representing nren fighting with gigantic animals. Owing to the presence of carbonic ■anhydride a third and larger chamber, ( which appeared to be empty, was not searched. Five of the petrified human remains will be exhibited at the mayor- ’ ; alty '6f Lens. The remainder of the ; bodies fthich have been brought to the are to be conveyed to Lille, . there to await a thorough examination vby j the .experts of the Facultd des .Sciences. Information has been telegraphed'to the representatives of the Academic des Sciences of Paris and to fnbse' of the British Museum. If the discovery 1 be a real one, no doubt can be entertained of the value of the find, which would on the face of it seem to ‘Show that- pre-historic man is anything „Jjut a myth. -

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1034, 29 August 1883, Page 4

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PRE-HISTORIC MAN. Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1034, 29 August 1883, Page 4

PRE-HISTORIC MAN. Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1034, 29 August 1883, Page 4

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