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Page 129
... agriculture than the archaeologists and anthropologists have al- lowed " —or , I might add , as yet allow . Though there is still a tendency to date the great agricultural advance from 9000 to 7000 B.C. , we now have reason to see that ...
... agriculture than the archaeologists and anthropologists have al- lowed " —or , I might add , as yet allow . Though there is still a tendency to date the great agricultural advance from 9000 to 7000 B.C. , we now have reason to see that ...
Page 130
... agriculture . This brought about an immense increase of food in the rich lands of Mesopotamia and Egypt , for the ... agricultural revolution is to over- look all the earlier steps that made it possible ; for while still in their wild ...
... agriculture . This brought about an immense increase of food in the rich lands of Mesopotamia and Egypt , for the ... agricultural revolution is to over- look all the earlier steps that made it possible ; for while still in their wild ...
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... Agricultural advance , gradualness of , 129 ' Agricultural revolution , ' 15 , 130 , 163 Agriculture , neolithic practice of , 155 Air - conditioning , [ 30-31 ] Akkad , 175 Akkadian poem , 66 , 152 Albertus Magnus , 282 Albright ...
... Agricultural advance , gradualness of , 129 ' Agricultural revolution , ' 15 , 130 , 163 Agriculture , neolithic practice of , 155 Air - conditioning , [ 30-31 ] Akkad , 175 Akkadian poem , 66 , 152 Albertus Magnus , 282 Albright ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
THE GIFT OF TONGUES | 72 |
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