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Through ethnographic and personal observations , Mauss documented an incredible diversity in the uses of the body by various members of different societies . For Mauss , this richness could have only one source .
Through ethnographic and personal observations , Mauss documented an incredible diversity in the uses of the body by various members of different societies . For Mauss , this richness could have only one source .
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On the basis of a number of ethnographic accounts , chipped stone axes are relatively cheap ( quick ) to make but their use - life is short whilst ground stone axes take a long time to produce , but they last longer .
On the basis of a number of ethnographic accounts , chipped stone axes are relatively cheap ( quick ) to make but their use - life is short whilst ground stone axes take a long time to produce , but they last longer .
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In the examples that follow I shall rely upon ethnographic accounts of hunter - gatherers . This is partly because it is the material which I know best and also because understanding stone tools as framed within this book is in many ...
In the examples that follow I shall rely upon ethnographic accounts of hunter - gatherers . This is partly because it is the material which I know best and also because understanding stone tools as framed within this book is in many ...
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