 When decorative carving such as I have described is attempted by any semicivilized people, as the builders of these sepulchral cairns must have been, we naturally expect to find amongst it some representation of objects commonly known or familiar to the...  Annual Report of the Belfast Naturalists' Field Club - Page 22by Belfast Naturalists' Field Club - 1863Full view - About this book
 | Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland - Ireland - 1867 - 670 pages
...described in writing. " When decorative carving such as I have described is attempted by any semicivilized people, as the builders of these sepulchral cairns...a written language, some of its letters: with this idea in view, I have drawn and studied all the carvings in question; and I think, if we allow a little... | |
 | Kilkenny and South-east of Ireland Archaeological Society - Ireland - 1867 - 916 pages
...described in writing. 11 When decorative carving such as I have described is attempted by any semicivilized people, as the builders of these sepulchral cairns...written language, some of its letters : with this idea in view, I have drawn and studied all the carvings in question ; and I think, if we allow a little... | |
 | Charles Philip Kains- Jackson - Great Britain - 1880 - 136 pages
...Slieve-naCallighe : — When decorative carving is attempted by any semi-civilized people, as the builders of sepulchral cairns must have been, we naturally expect...a written language, some of its letters. With this idea in view I have drawn and studied all the carvings at Slitvc-na-Callighe ; and I think if we allow... | |
 | Charles Philip Kains- Jackson - Great Britain - 1880 - 132 pages
...Slieve-naCallighe :— When decorative carving is attempted by any semi-civilized people, as the builders of sepulchral cairns must have been, we naturally expect...a written language, some of its letters. With this idea in view I have drawn and studied all the carvings at Slieve-na-Callighc ; and I think if we allow... | |
 | Petroglyphs - 1891 - 134 pages
...these sepulchral cairns must have been, we naturally expect to find amongst it some representations of objects commonly known or familiar to the builders,...written language, some of its letters : with this idea in view, I have drawn and studied all the carvings in question ; and I think, if we allow a little... | |
 | Petroglyphs - 1891 - 120 pages
...described in writing. " When decorative carving such as I have described is attempted by any semicivilized people, as the builders of these sepulchral cairns...been, we naturally expect to find amongst it some representations of objects commonly known or familiar to the builders, as well as indications of their... | |
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