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“Paleoanthropology is not a science that ends with the discovery of a bone. One has to have the original to work with. It is a life-long task.” quote by Richard Leakey — Download Open image

“Paleoanthropology is not a science that ends with the discovery of a bone. One has to have the original to work with. It is a life-long task.”

Richard Leakey

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