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... equally solid but also equally uncertain bit of testimony : the human skeleton , all too rarely available in complete form : in particular , the brain case . There is evidence , from other animals than man , cited by Bernhard Rensch ...
... equally solid but also equally uncertain bit of testimony : the human skeleton , all too rarely available in complete form : in particular , the brain case . There is evidence , from other animals than man , cited by Bernhard Rensch ...
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... equally naive discrimination in favor of the dynamic over the static , though both are equally aspects of nature . Cooking , milking , dyeing , tanning , brewing , gardening are , historically , female occupations : all derive from ...
... equally naive discrimination in favor of the dynamic over the static , though both are equally aspects of nature . Cooking , milking , dyeing , tanning , brewing , gardening are , historically , female occupations : all derive from ...
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... equally varied , equally demanding , equally enjoyable , in which the whole community could participate , on a far higher level of well - being than had been possible in a mainly food - gathering economy . This daily work not merely ...
... equally varied , equally demanding , equally enjoyable , in which the whole community could participate , on a far higher level of well - being than had been possible in a mainly food - gathering economy . This daily work not merely ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
THE GIFT OF TONGUES | 72 |
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