The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volumes 1-10Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Reference [1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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... Pleistocene as sea levels rose . These areas were dry during the Riss and Würm glaciations and provided a passageway for popu- lations moving from Southeast Asia to Australia . The geographical boundary of Wallace's Line , running be ...
... Pleistocene as sea levels rose . These areas were dry during the Riss and Würm glaciations and provided a passageway for popu- lations moving from Southeast Asia to Australia . The geographical boundary of Wallace's Line , running be ...
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... Pleistocene . In 1921 a skull with Negrito or Pygmy features was reported from an alluvial deposit of the Río Pasig near Manila , but the dating of this specimen from the Philippines is uncertain . Southeast Asia's record of sapiens ...
... Pleistocene . In 1921 a skull with Negrito or Pygmy features was reported from an alluvial deposit of the Río Pasig near Manila , but the dating of this specimen from the Philippines is uncertain . Southeast Asia's record of sapiens ...
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... Pleistocene ( c . 10,000 BP ) . In Burma , in the vicinity of the Irrawaddy River , a silicified wood or tuff was manu- factured into choppers and retouched flakes . These tools represent the Anyathian culture . The Tampanian culture of ...
... Pleistocene ( c . 10,000 BP ) . In Burma , in the vicinity of the Irrawaddy River , a silicified wood or tuff was manu- factured into choppers and retouched flakes . These tools represent the Anyathian culture . The Tampanian culture of ...
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