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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:dinosaurs
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gptkbp:abilities
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advanced for its time
advanced for their time
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gptkbp:ancestor
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gptkb:Anthropology
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gptkbp:artifacts
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Oldowan tools
Acheulean tools
choppers
flakes
hand axes
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gptkbp:artwork
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no known art
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gptkbp:behavior
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hunting
gathering
social living
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gptkbp:characteristics
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long legs
short arms
larger brow ridges
smaller teeth
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gptkbp:climate_adaptation
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varied environments
adapted to various climates
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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Pleistocene epoch
110,000 years ago
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gptkbp:cultural_exchange
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fire use
knowledge of tool making
knowledge of tool use
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gptkbp:cultural_practices
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hunting and gathering
hunting
gathering
tool use
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gptkbp:descendant
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gptkb:Homo_habilis
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gptkbp:developed_by
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gptkb:Fire
more complex social structures
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gptkbp:diet
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omnivorous
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Eugène_Dubois
gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
gptkb:Richard_Leakey
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gptkbp:discovery
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Java, Indonesia
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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1891
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gptkbp:exhibited_at
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bipedalism
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gptkbp:exhibited_tool_use
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choppers
flakes
hand axes
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gptkbp:extinction_cause
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climate change
competition with Homo sapiens
competition with other hominins
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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paleoanthropology
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gptkbp:first_appearance
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1.9 million years ago
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gptkbp:first_known_hominin_to_leave
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gptkb:Africa
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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gptkb:Lake_Turkana
gptkb:Olduvai_Gorge
gptkb:Koobi_Fora
gptkb:Hadar
gptkb:Omo_Valley
gptkb:Team_Skull
gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:China
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:Java
gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Tanzania
gptkb:Turkana_Basin
gptkb:Chad
gptkb:Laetoli
gptkb:Zhoukoudian
gptkb:Ngorongoro_Crater
gptkb:Dmanisi
gptkb:Sangiran
gptkb:Turkana_Boy
gptkb:Peking_Man
gptkb:Java_Man
gptkb:Kenyapithecus
gptkb:Afar_Triangle
East Africa
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
West Africa
Southwest Asia
Java, Indonesia
femur
Gona
Dmanisi, Georgia
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Dmanisi skulls
Zhoukoudian, China
Nariokotome
1.9 million to 110,000 years ago
first discovered in 1891
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gptkbp:genus
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Homo
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gptkbp:habitat
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savannas
open grasslands
woodlands
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gptkbp:had
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a diet that included meat
a more modern body structure
a smaller brow ridge than earlier species
larger brain than earlier hominins
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gptkbp:had_cranial_capacity
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600-1,100 cm³
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gptkbp:had_fire
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yes
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gptkbp:had_posture
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bipedal
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gptkbp:has_connection_to
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gptkb:Homo_habilis
gptkb:Anthropology
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gptkbp:has_culture
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hunting
gathering
social cooperation
tool use
fire control
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gptkbp:has_height
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1.4-1.8 m
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gptkbp:has_language
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possibly
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gptkbp:head
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thick brow ridges
low forehead
600 to 1,100 cm³
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gptkbp:height
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1.4 to 1.8 meters
approximately 1.8 meters
approximately 1.4 to 1.8 meters
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Homo erectus
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gptkbp:is_a_tool_for
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gptkb:stone
Acheulean tools
choppers
flakes
hand axes
cleavers
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gptkbp:is_also_known_from
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fossils found in Europe
fossils found in Asia
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gptkbp:is_associated_with
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the Acheulean tool culture
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gptkbp:is_believed_to
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a social hierarchy
a longer childhood than earlier hominins
a more varied diet than earlier hominins
hunted large animals
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gptkbp:is_believed_to_have_adapted_to
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various environments
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gptkbp:is_believed_to_have_evolved_from
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gptkb:Homo_habilis
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gptkbp:is_believed_to_have_given_rise_to
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gptkb:Homo_heidelbergensis
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gptkbp:is_believed_to_have_migrated_out_of_africa
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around 1.9 million years ago
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gptkbp:is_characterized_by
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a flat face
a long, low skull
a prominent brow ridge
a smaller jaw than earlier hominins
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gptkbp:is_considered
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ancestor of modern humans
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gptkbp:is_considered_a_direct_ancestor_of
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modern humans
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gptkbp:is_considered_to_be
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the first hominin to leave Africa
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gptkbp:is_followed_by
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gptkb:Homo_heidelbergensis
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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cultural development
long-distance travel
the use of fire
tool innovation
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gptkbp:is_known_to
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gptkb:Olduvai_Gorge
gptkb:Atapuerca
gptkb:Zhoukoudian
gptkb:fossils
gptkb:Dmanisi
gptkb:Homo_erectus_anguillensis
gptkb:Homo_erectus_erectus
gptkb:Homo_erectus_georgicus
gptkb:Homo_erectus_nankinensis
gptkb:Homo_erectus_pekinensis
gptkb:Homo_erectus_soloensis
gptkb:La_Chapelle-aux-Saints
gptkb:Turkana_Boy
gptkb:Peking_Man
gptkb:Java_Man
gptkb:Sima_de_los_Huesos
fossils found in Africa
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gptkbp:is_known_to_have_lived_in
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open savannahs
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gptkbp:is_known_to_have_made
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choppers
hand axes
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gptkbp:is_known_to_have_traveled
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long distances.
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gptkbp:is_known_to_have_used
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fire for cooking
simple shelters
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gptkbp:is_often_compared_to
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gptkb:Anthropology
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gptkbp:is_related_to
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gptkb:Neanderthals
modern humans
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gptkbp:is_said_to_be
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lived in groups
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
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paleoanthropology
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gptkbp:is_thought_to_have_had
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a more complex brain structure than earlier hominins
a more advanced culture than earlier hominins
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gptkbp:known_for
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tool making
bipedalism
use of fire
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gptkbp:language
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possibly rudimentary
possibly rudimentary language
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gptkbp:last_appearance
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110,000 years ago
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gptkbp:lived_during
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Pleistocene
1.9 million years ago
110,000 years ago
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gptkbp:lives_in
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gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Asia
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gptkbp:may_have
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primitive language
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gptkbp:migration
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out of Africa
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gptkbp:notable_burials
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no known burial practices
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gptkbp:notable_production
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gptkb:artifacts
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gptkbp:origin
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development of more complex tools
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gptkbp:originated_in
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gptkb:Homo_heidelbergensis
gptkb:Homo_floresiensis
gptkb:Homo_naledi
closely related to modern humans
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gptkbp:personality_trait
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long legs
short arms
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gptkbp:population_density
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gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Asia
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Homo_habilis
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gptkbp:reproduction
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likely monogamous
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gptkbp:scientific_name
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gptkb:Homo_erectus
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gptkbp:significance
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gptkb:migration_patterns
gptkb:archaeologists
human evolution
anthropology
early human evolution
paleoanthropology
biological evolution
cultural evolution
understanding of human migration
evidence of early human behavior
tool development
important for human evolution
insight into tool development
key to human evolution
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gptkbp:social_behavior
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cooperative hunting
possibly cooperative hunting
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gptkbp:social_structure
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hunter-gatherer
possibly social groups
possibly complex
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gptkbp:survivors
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hunting
foraging
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gptkbp:time_period
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Pleistocene
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gptkbp:uses
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gptkb:tools
for cooking
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gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of
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gptkb:stone
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:burial_practices
artistic expression
shelter construction
shelters
social cooperation
fossil remains
cooking food
fire remains
fire use
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gptkbp:weight
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50-70 kg
approximately 40 to 68 kg
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gptkbp:wildlife
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110,000 years ago
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Anthropology
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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