The question... is whether Upper Paleolithic art bears the … - Richard Leakey

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The question... is whether Upper Paleolithic art bears the telltale signs of Lewis-Williams' three stage neuropsychological model, and could thus be shamanistic art.

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Richard Erskine Frere Leakey (19 December 1944 – 2 January 2022) was a Kenyan politician, paleoanthropologist and conservationist.

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Birth Name: Richard Erskine Frere Leakey

Alternative Names: Richard Erskine Leakey • R. E. F. Leakey • R. Leakey

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