Not in innocence, and not in Asia, was mankind born.

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Not in innocence, and not in Asia, was mankind born.

Robert Ardrey

1961

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Human origins Evolution Science and religion

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1961

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Robert Ardrey

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Ardrey, Robert. African Genesis: A Personal Investigation into the Animal Origins and Nature of Man. Atheneum, 1961.

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