That ere long, now that curiosity has been so much excited on this sub…

Charles Lyell
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That ere long, now that curiosity has been so much excited on this subject, some human remains will be detected in the older alluvium of European valleys, I confidently expect. ✨ Charles Lyell (2005). The Geological Evidence of Man, p.114, Cosimo, Inc.
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That ere long, now that curiosity has been so much excited on this subject, some human remains will be detected in the older alluvium of European valleys, I confidently expect. ✨ Charles Lyell (2005). The Geological Evidence of Man, p.114, Cosimo, Inc.

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