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... Handprints often form small clusters or lines , which probably means they were done in sets over short time intervals . Initiation events fit this scenario very well . 5 The handprints in this cave are very small and must have been made ...
... Handprints often form small clusters or lines , which probably means they were done in sets over short time intervals . Initiation events fit this scenario very well . 5 The handprints in this cave are very small and must have been made ...
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... handprints . We have also noticed that handprints often occur in fairly large numbers in specific caves . These observations , along with the strong pattern that hand- prints are very repetitive , almost always red , have led us to ...
... handprints . We have also noticed that handprints often occur in fairly large numbers in specific caves . These observations , along with the strong pattern that hand- prints are very repetitive , almost always red , have led us to ...
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... handprints . Some archaeologists believe it was probably the herders themselves , whilst others believe the prints are the work of residual hunter - gatherers living on the fringes of herder society . The truth is we cannot be sure ...
... handprints . Some archaeologists believe it was probably the herders themselves , whilst others believe the prints are the work of residual hunter - gatherers living on the fringes of herder society . The truth is we cannot be sure ...
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References to this book
Bushmen in a Victorian World: The Remarkable Story of the Bleek-Lloyd ... Andrew Bank Limited preview - 2006 |
San Spirituality: Roots, Expression, and Social Consequences J. David Lewis-Williams,David G. Pearce No preview available - 2004 |