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Page 264 233. In the centre front, two pairs of seated humans drink from the same gourd and two other pairs are engraved behind. At the back right are petroglyphs of two pairs of mirrored ostriches and two armed men with triangular-shaped torsos. Bronze and Iron Age, Abragz bin Samra, Great Nafud Desert, northern Saudi Arabia. Photo 2020.

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TX DATE:21-07-2025,TX WEEK:29,EMBARGOED UNTIL:08-07-2025 00:00:00,DESCRIPTION:Dramatic reconstruction of early anatomically modern Homo sapiens living in Africa.,COPYRIGHT:BBC Studios,CREDIT LINE:BBC / BBC Studios

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