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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Lubbock, Origin of Civilisation. CUL-DAR85.A57. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2022. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR80-86 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man (1871).

Darwin cited this in Descent 2: 324, n21: "Sir J. Lubbock ('Origin of Civilisation,' 1870, p. 69) gives other and similar cases in North America."

[A57]

[in margin:] Lubbock

p. 60 Evidence of communal marriage

64. communal terms of relationship not corresponding with actual state - Sandwich

[illeg] Authors who believe in communism (see old note)

70 Individual marriage from capture

86 – 91 Honour to licentious women

99 wide prevalence of exogamy

100 Polyandry prevalent but not so much as M. & Morgan suppose

104 - causes strengthening tie of child & mother

108 abundant evidence of relation through mother alone

for *s. On Marriage & allied Points

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