Archaeological Review from Cambridge, Volume 9Department of Archaeology, 1990 - Archaeology |
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The more ' civilised ' the society , and the more complex its technology , the more complete was thought to be its mastery over nature ; conversely in ' primitive ' societies , with simple technologies , control over nature was supposed ...
The more ' civilised ' the society , and the more complex its technology , the more complete was thought to be its mastery over nature ; conversely in ' primitive ' societies , with simple technologies , control over nature was supposed ...
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Of course , such drawn diagrams provide no more than a descriptive summary of the very complex processes involved in even the simplest skilled routine ( Fig . 2 ) . In practice one can distinguish single and multiple ( interlinked ) ...
Of course , such drawn diagrams provide no more than a descriptive summary of the very complex processes involved in even the simplest skilled routine ( Fig . 2 ) . In practice one can distinguish single and multiple ( interlinked ) ...
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ing we would be in a better position to ascertain whether , for instance , the capacity to produce true blades with éperon butts is necessarily linked with the capacity to perform complex reorientations of the core .
ing we would be in a better position to ascertain whether , for instance , the capacity to produce true blades with éperon butts is necessarily linked with the capacity to perform complex reorientations of the core .
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Nathan Schlanger and Anthony Sinclair | 3 |
Nathan Schlanger | 18 |
Robert Cresswell | 39 |
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