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... transform himself . This feat of self - transformation was accompanied by bodily changes , attested by fragments of surviving skeletons : but the cultural projection of man's selves was far more rapid , since man's prolonged biological ...
... transform himself . This feat of self - transformation was accompanied by bodily changes , attested by fragments of surviving skeletons : but the cultural projection of man's selves was far more rapid , since man's prolonged biological ...
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... transformation of the habitat , the massive expressions in art and ceremonial , that actually took place . That demanded the cooperation , or at least the awed submission and pas- sive consent , of the entire community . The agency that ...
... transformation of the habitat , the massive expressions in art and ceremonial , that actually took place . That demanded the cooperation , or at least the awed submission and pas- sive consent , of the entire community . The agency that ...
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... Transformations , organic , 31 " Transformations of Man , The , ' 261 Transportation , disruption of , [ 24 ] ... transformation of , 37 Vocal warnings , birds ' use of , 84 Voltaire , 167 Vulvas , 122 Waddington , C. H. , 38 ...
... Transformations , organic , 31 " Transformations of Man , The , ' 261 Transportation , disruption of , [ 24 ] ... transformation of , 37 Vocal warnings , birds ' use of , 84 Voltaire , 167 Vulvas , 122 Waddington , C. H. , 38 ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
THE GIFT OF TONGUES | 72 |
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