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Page 99
... weapons of the hunt ; though as one museum label confesses , what is called a " weapon is sometimes called a pick and also a borer , but it probably served as a thrusting weapon , and as such may properly be designated as a poignard ...
... weapons of the hunt ; though as one museum label confesses , what is called a " weapon is sometimes called a pick and also a borer , but it probably served as a thrusting weapon , and as such may properly be designated as a poignard ...
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... weapon produced under these conditions , a weapon that reveals a remarkable capacity for abstract thought . For between ... weapons had been mere extensions of the human body , like the throwing stick , or , like the boomerang , an ...
... weapon produced under these conditions , a weapon that reveals a remarkable capacity for abstract thought . For between ... weapons had been mere extensions of the human body , like the throwing stick , or , like the boomerang , an ...
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... weapons that backed up his commands , whether rational or irrational , with the ultimate authority of armed force : above all , the readiness to kill . This original connection between kingship and hunting has remained visible all ...
... weapons that backed up his commands , whether rational or irrational , with the ultimate authority of armed force : above all , the readiness to kill . This original connection between kingship and hunting has remained visible all ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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