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The Time Before History

by Colin Tudge · 1995 · 368 pages

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Drawing on the findings of geology, anthropology, archaeology and earth science, Colin Tudge discusses in detail and intertwines histories of the planet Earth and the evolution of humankind.

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Subject
sciencehistoryanthropology
Themes
nature
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 368 pages

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