The Sediments of Time

by Meave Leakey

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  CHAPTER 10: OPEN-COUNTRY SURVIVORS

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  CHAPTER 11: A FRIEND FOR LUCY?

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  CHAPTER 12: EARLY HOMO: A HORRIBLE MUDDLE

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  CHAPTER 13: BECOMING GRANDMAS

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