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... wheel , one will discover the earliest form of it , not in the fire drill or the potter's wheel , but in the hollow ivory rings , carved out of an elephant's tusk , in Aurignacian finds . And it is not without significance that three of ...
... wheel , one will discover the earliest form of it , not in the fire drill or the potter's wheel , but in the hollow ivory rings , carved out of an elephant's tusk , in Aurignacian finds . And it is not without significance that three of ...
Page 138
... wheel came the next important machine , after the bow - and - arrow , the potter's wheel . In grinding , steady application counts for more than the fine sensory- motor coordination needed for flint - knapping . Those who were ready to ...
... wheel came the next important machine , after the bow - and - arrow , the potter's wheel . In grinding , steady application counts for more than the fine sensory- motor coordination needed for flint - knapping . Those who were ready to ...
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... Potter's wheel , 115 Pottery , need for , [ 13 ] ; ne- olithic , 154 ; tradition of , 254 Pottery containers , 130 Potty stool , 250 Poverty , forced , 206 Power , centralization of , 178 ; corruption of , 176 ; fantasies of , 281 ; mo ...
... Potter's wheel , 115 Pottery , need for , [ 13 ] ; ne- olithic , 154 ; tradition of , 254 Pottery containers , 130 Potty stool , 250 Poverty , forced , 206 Power , centralization of , 178 ; corruption of , 176 ; fantasies of , 281 ; mo ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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