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... living prevails . All the many ancestor and spirit gods are associated in the people's minds with the land of the home region . The remains of all who die , even those who may die many miles away , are brought home . ... Ancestors and ...
... living prevails . All the many ancestor and spirit gods are associated in the people's minds with the land of the home region . The remains of all who die , even those who may die many miles away , are brought home . ... Ancestors and ...
Page 35
... living quarters . . . . The basic design did , and still does , constitute a major source of stress among the relocatees . The transfer from spacious homes to compact , contiguous dwell- ings with relatively low walls has also caused ...
... living quarters . . . . The basic design did , and still does , constitute a major source of stress among the relocatees . The transfer from spacious homes to compact , contiguous dwell- ings with relatively low walls has also caused ...
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... living things than a des- ert . Moreover , many of those living things are likely to be adapted to living off the very crops that are cultivated in the irrigated fields of the new oasis . Thus it is not surprising that the building of ...
... living things than a des- ert . Moreover , many of those living things are likely to be adapted to living off the very crops that are cultivated in the irrigated fields of the new oasis . Thus it is not surprising that the building of ...
Contents
BEFORE THE FLOOD | 17 |
AFTER THE FLOOD | 51 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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