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È davvero questa la culla dell’umanità?

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Tuniz, C., Gillespie, R., Jones, C. (2010). Le nostre radici. In: I lettori di ossa. I blu. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1198-4_18

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