A Manual of the Antiquity of Man

"A Manual of the Antiquity of Man” by J. P. MacLean is a late 1800s scientific book that looks into the origins and ancient history of humans by checking out old objects and the Earth's structure to figure out when people first existed. The book wants to teach people about how long humans have been around and why that's important when looking at how the Earth and living things have changed over time. It starts by talking about how people are becoming more curious about how old humans are, thanks to earlier work by scientists, noting that that people need an easy-to-understand explanation of the topic. The book's beginning discusses the first tries to understand human history using Earth's timelines, and how important different archaeological discoveries are. This leads to a detailed study of human existence through different periods.