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Page 47
... northwest it is usually less than 0.4 of an inch . The arid climate of the northwest is reflected in the landscape of the dry steppes , which is characterized by richer grasses in the east , while in the west the landscape gradually ...
... northwest it is usually less than 0.4 of an inch . The arid climate of the northwest is reflected in the landscape of the dry steppes , which is characterized by richer grasses in the east , while in the west the landscape gradually ...
Page 66
... northwest is thought to have been drier and even semiarid , with some coniferous forest growing on the hills and with brush and open woodland in the valleys . Food production . The primary Neolithic crops , domes- ticated by the 5th ...
... northwest is thought to have been drier and even semiarid , with some coniferous forest growing on the hills and with brush and open woodland in the valleys . Food production . The primary Neolithic crops , domes- ticated by the 5th ...
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... Northwest Coast Indians , and acorn flour obviously could be stored just as can grain flour . Sago flour can also be stored , but it has no season ; a palm can be cut at any time the food is required . So abundant and reliable are these ...
... Northwest Coast Indians , and acorn flour obviously could be stored just as can grain flour . Sago flour can also be stored , but it has no season ; a palm can be cut at any time the food is required . So abundant and reliable are these ...
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