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Anthropology

Lithos

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2. Doubtful

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 9, 2017, 12:18 AM

Apr 2017

You do not realize just how old the three other older professions are... For the sake of brevity, the 2nd and 3rd are politics and religion... (religion being a tool of politicians determines the order)

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