First, it is plain that the first pre-historic men had the flint tools which the lowest savages use, and we can trace a regular improvement in the finish and in the efficiency of their simple instruments corresponding to that which we see at this day in the upward transition from the lowest savages to the highest.
Bagehot traces the evolution of tools from prehistoric men to modern savages, noting improvements over time.
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