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... hunters themselves contributed to this ecological catas- trophe , just as New World hunters probably played a role in the extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna in the New World ( see p . 00 ) . Elephants , rhinos , and other genera ...
... hunters themselves contributed to this ecological catas- trophe , just as New World hunters probably played a role in the extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna in the New World ( see p . 00 ) . Elephants , rhinos , and other genera ...
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... Hunters and Gatherers War is defined as armed combat between groups of people who constitute separate territorial teams or political communities ( cf. Otterbein 1972 ) . Most hunting and food - gathering peoples are or- ganized into ...
... Hunters and Gatherers War is defined as armed combat between groups of people who constitute separate territorial teams or political communities ( cf. Otterbein 1972 ) . Most hunting and food - gathering peoples are or- ganized into ...
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... hunters and gatherers is due to combat deaths in warfare . Although hunters and gatherers seldom try to annihilate each other and often retire from the field after one or two casualties have occurred , the cumulative effect may be quite ...
... hunters and gatherers is due to combat deaths in warfare . Although hunters and gatherers seldom try to annihilate each other and often retire from the field after one or two casualties have occurred , the cumulative effect may be quite ...
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Biological Evolution | 7 |
FIGURES 11 Anthropologists at Work 289 | 8 |
Population Genetics | 13 |
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