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Page 115
... stone actually played from an early moment in human development . Stone singled itself out from every other part of the environment by its own special character , its hardness and durability . Rivers might change . their course , great ...
... stone actually played from an early moment in human development . Stone singled itself out from every other part of the environment by its own special character , its hardness and durability . Rivers might change . their course , great ...
Page 195
... Stone Age , and was long to continue using stone tools , though copper was available for the chisels and saws that shaped the massive building - stones for the new monuments . All the opera- tions were performed by hand . National ...
... Stone Age , and was long to continue using stone tools , though copper was available for the chisels and saws that shaped the massive building - stones for the new monuments . All the opera- tions were performed by hand . National ...
Page 339
... Stone , discipline of , 115 ; neolithic varieties of , 138 Stone Age , old division of , 126 Stone artifacts , survival of , 24 Stone axe , efficiency of , 128 Stone collecting , 106 Stone mortars , paleolithic , 127 Stone tools , discovery ...
... Stone , discipline of , 115 ; neolithic varieties of , 138 Stone Age , old division of , 126 Stone artifacts , survival of , 24 Stone axe , efficiency of , 128 Stone collecting , 106 Stone mortars , paleolithic , 127 Stone tools , discovery ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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