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Page 35 - ... must rest on the merest conjecture and hypothesis. It may seem strange that anything so vague and arbitrary as language should survive all other testimonies, and speak with more definiteness, even in its changed and modern state, than all other monuments, however grand and durable.
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| Title | Archaeology, Language, and the African Past African archaeology series |
| Author | R. Blench |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Rowman Altamira, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0759104662, 9780759104662 |
| Length | 361 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General |
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