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I read a lot of archaeology and early history in a general way, not thinking particularly of this book, and this provided me with the background. It showed me how, possibly, the people lived back then.
Naomi Mitchison
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Naomi Mitchison
Age: 101 †
Born: 1897
Born: November 1
Died: 1999
Died: January 11
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Naomi May Margaret Haldane
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