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Without investigation some might reject the idea that man could have lived on the earth one hundred thousand years in a state of Savagism.
The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen
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They were doubtless very low in the scale of humanity, having apparently never reached a higher state than that of Lower Savagism.
The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen
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Though they were not acquainted with the potter's art, yet from their skill in working vessels of stone, they had undoubtedly passed entirely through Savagism, and had entered the confines of Barbarism, < 22 > as far advanced, in fact, as many of the Indian tribes the Spaniards found in possession of the country.
The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen
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Should we, by any mischance, become deprived of the use of iron, or of the useful alloys, bronze and brass, our civilization would be in great danger of reverting to Savagism.
The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen
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A people possessed of this knowledge have passed from Savagism into the lower status of Barbarism.
The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen
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We have seen that the highest rank we can assign to Paleolithic man in the scale of civilization is Upper Savagism.
The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen
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Disrupting Savagism: Intersecting Chicana/o, Mexican Immigrant, and Native American Struggles for Self-Representation (Latin America Otherwise) - Arturo J. Aldama/Arturo J. Aldama
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Disrupting Savagism: Intersecting Chicana/o, Mexican Immigrant, and Native American Struggles for Self-Representation (Latin America Otherwise) - Arturo J. Aldama/Arturo J. Aldama
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Disrupting Savagism: Intersecting Chicana/o, Mexican Immigrant, and Native American Struggles for Self-Representation (Latin America Otherwise) - Arturo J. Aldama/Arturo J. Aldama
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Disrupting Savagism: Intersecting Chicana/o, Mexican Immigrant, and Native American Struggles for Self-Representation (Latin America Otherwise) - Arturo J. Aldama/Arturo J. Aldama
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