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Lewis Mumford. In the late paleolithic period , certain ' Aurignacian ' and ' Magdalenian ' hunting peoples made another leap upward by transfixing conscious images in painted and sculptured objects . This left a trail that can now be ...
Lewis Mumford. In the late paleolithic period , certain ' Aurignacian ' and ' Magdalenian ' hunting peoples made another leap upward by transfixing conscious images in painted and sculptured objects . This left a trail that can now be ...
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... Aurignacian man , like the tall frames of our own youth of today , testify to this rich diet . By exercising great ingenuity and cooperative effort in contriving pit- falls or deadfalls for big animals , by starting or taking advantage ...
... Aurignacian man , like the tall frames of our own youth of today , testify to this rich diet . By exercising great ingenuity and cooperative effort in contriving pit- falls or deadfalls for big animals , by starting or taking advantage ...
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... Aurignacian and Magdalenian , 33 Affluence , as anxiety breeder , 178 ; early dreams of , 241 ' Affluent society , ' 42 , 96 African Bushmen , 102 African Pygmies , 118 Age of Poetry , 93 Aggression , capitalist , 279 ; early civilized ...
... Aurignacian and Magdalenian , 33 Affluence , as anxiety breeder , 178 ; early dreams of , 241 ' Affluent society , ' 42 , 96 African Bushmen , 102 African Pygmies , 118 Age of Poetry , 93 Aggression , capitalist , 279 ; early civilized ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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