Formation of chalk--Of dolomitic limestone--Where did the first men live--Their Eden in the chalk lands--Migration elsewhere--Pit dwellings--Civilisation stationary--Troglodytes--Antiquity of man--Les Eyzies--Hôtel du Paradis--The first colonists of the Vézère Valley-- Their artistic accomplishments--Painting and sculpture--Rock dwellings in Champagne--Of a later period--Civilisation does not progress uniformly--The earth--Book of the Revelation of the past--La Laugerie Basse--Blandas--Conduché--Grotte de Han--The race of Troglodytes not extinct Troglodytes of the Etang de Berre--The underground town of Og, King of Bashan--Trôo--Sanitation--Ancient mode of disposing of refuse--The talking w…
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