Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General AnthropologyWritten by a foremost spokesperson on cultural materialism, this book introduces students to the four fields of anthropology making all aspects of archaeology, linguistics, physical anthropology and cultural anthropology accessible and relevant to readers. |
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... Acheulean tools ) . Acheulean tool kits have been found in west- ern and southern Asia , Africa , and Europe wherever erectus and early sapiens lived . In Asia , east of India , however , hand axes and other Acheulean tools are much ...
... Acheulean tools ) . Acheulean tool kits have been found in west- ern and southern Asia , Africa , and Europe wherever erectus and early sapiens lived . In Asia , east of India , however , hand axes and other Acheulean tools are much ...
Page 69
... Acheulean - type cleavers have been found ( Yi and Clark 1983 : 183 ) . Nonetheless , the relative infre- quency of erectus - associated hand axes in East and Southeast Asia calls for an explanation . One promising theory is based on ...
... Acheulean - type cleavers have been found ( Yi and Clark 1983 : 183 ) . Nonetheless , the relative infre- quency of erectus - associated hand axes in East and Southeast Asia calls for an explanation . One promising theory is based on ...
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... Acheulean cultures characterized by hand axes and other biface tools . The scarcity of Acheulean artifacts in China and Indonesia may result from the substi- tution of bamboo for stone as the basic raw material for tool manufacture ...
... Acheulean cultures characterized by hand axes and other biface tools . The scarcity of Acheulean artifacts in China and Indonesia may result from the substi- tution of bamboo for stone as the basic raw material for tool manufacture ...
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Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
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