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Edward Burnett Tylor Quotes

The habit of building houses upon piles, which was first forced upon the people by the position they had chosen, was afterwards followed as a matter of taste, just as it is in Holland.
Edward Burnett Tylor

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Category:
English Scientist Quotes
Date of Birth:
October 2, 1832
Date of Death:
January 2, 1917
Nationality:
English
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