The Vedic fathers of geology

Tar Vecic Discovertrs in Grorocy. 3)

tise, nor for the matter of that any systematic collection on the subject, is now forth-coming” to indicate any the remotest acquaintance with the science. But, with all these apparent shortcomings, there are ample materials, abundant stray notes, and fragmentary details, scattered’ here and there, and probably throughout the’ vast fleld of Vedic Literature, from which inference can be reasonably drawn, that our Vedic Rishis of the hoary past, not to say of the Tertiary’ period, as I shall presently show, had deep knowledge of the subject.

1 For, Professor Judd says, ‘‘ some observers have even maintained that there is evidence of his ( Man’s ) existence in pre-Pleistocene times,” p.148_ (The Student’s Lyell. Edited by John W. Judd, 1896 )

Besides, it has been ascertained beyond all manner of doubt, that works of art associated with extinct mammalia of the Tertiary period, ( vide Sir Charles Lyell’s Elements of Geology, 6th Edn. p, 278-274 ), in a cavern in Somersetshire. And the occurrence ina newly discovered cave, called ‘‘ Long Hole,” of the remains of two species of Rhinoceros, in an undisturbed deposit, in the lower part of which were some wellshaped dint-knives, evidently of haman workmanship, strongly corroborates and proves the existence of the

ertlary man

But, apart from this fact, even Sir Charles Lyell one of the greatest and acknowledged authorities on the subject says that, “the two implements ( of flint found in the valley of the Ouse, near Bedford ) occurzed at the depth of thirteen feet from the surfaco of