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... important than his hands , and its size could not be derived solely from his shaping or using of tools ; that ritual and language and social organization which left no material traces whatever , although constantly present in every ...
... important than his hands , and its size could not be derived solely from his shaping or using of tools ; that ritual and language and social organization which left no material traces whatever , although constantly present in every ...
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... important , since by bulk or weight a great scientist may have a smaller brain than a prize fighter . Here again what seems solid evidence gives a false sense of cer- tainty . Still , whatever else man may be , he was from the beginning ...
... important , since by bulk or weight a great scientist may have a smaller brain than a prize fighter . Here again what seems solid evidence gives a false sense of cer- tainty . Still , whatever else man may be , he was from the beginning ...
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... important than the physical tools employed . Long before Bronze Age technics had fully utilized the earlier improvements in horticulture and agriculture , archaic man had done the preliminary work of exploration so well that except for ...
... important than the physical tools employed . Long before Bronze Age technics had fully utilized the earlier improvements in horticulture and agriculture , archaic man had done the preliminary work of exploration so well that except for ...
Contents
PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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