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Not by bones alone: “The Making of Mankind”

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The Making of Mankind.

By Richard E. Leakey. Pp. 256. ISBN 0-7181-1931-2. (Michael Joseph: 1981.) £9.95. Dutton will publish the book in the USA in September, price $25.75. The first programme in the seven-part television series was shown on BBC 2 on 4th May and the remainder will appear on successive Mondays at 9.50 pm.

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