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Bolter DR, Cameron N, Hawks J, Churchill SE, Berger L, Bernstein R, Boughner JC, Elton S, Leece AB, Mahoney P, Molopyane K, Monson TA, Pruetz J, Schell L, Stull KE, Wolfe CA. Addressing the growing fossil record of subadult hominins by reaching across disciplines. Evol Anthropol 2023; 32:180-184. [PMID: 37555538 DOI: 10.1002/evan.21995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Debra R Bolter
- Department of Anthropology, Modesto Junior College, Modesto, California, USA
- Faculty of Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Department of Anthropology, California State University Stanislaus, Turlock, California, USA
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- School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK
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- Faculty of Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Anthropology Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Department of Explorer in Residence, National Geographic Society, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, University of the Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Durham University, Durham, UK
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- Palaeoscience, Department of Archaeology and History, LaTrobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Geoarchaeology and Archaeometry Research Group, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
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- Skeletal Biology Research Centre, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
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- Faculty of Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Anthropology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, Texas State University San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, State University of New York, Albany, New York, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Reno, Reno, Nevada, USA
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Kühl HS, Kalan AK, Arandjelovic M, Aubert F, D’Auvergne L, Goedmakers A, Jones S, Kehoe L, Regnaut S, Tickle A, Ton E, van Schijndel J, Abwe EE, Angedakin S, Agbor A, Ayimisin EA, Bailey E, Bessone M, Bonnet M, Brazolla G, Buh VE, Chancellor R, Cipoletta C, Cohen H, Corogenes K, Coupland C, Curran B, Deschner T, Dierks K, Dieguez P, Dilambaka E, Diotoh O, Dowd D, Dunn A, Eshuis H, Fernandez R, Ginath Y, Hart J, Hedwig D, Ter Heegde M, Hicks TC, Imong I, Jeffery KJ, Junker J, Kadam P, Kambi M, Kienast I, Kujirakwinja D, Langergraber K, Lapeyre V, Lapuente J, Lee K, Leinert V, Meier A, Maretti G, Marrocoli S, Mbi TJ, Mihindou V, Moebius Y, Morgan D, Morgan B, Mulindahabi F, Murai M, Niyigabae P, Normand E, Ntare N, Ormsby LJ, Piel A, Pruetz J, Rundus A, Sanz C, Sommer V, Stewart F, Tagg N, Vanleeuwe H, Vergnes V, Willie J, Wittig RM, Zuberbuehler K, Boesch C. Chimpanzee accumulative stone throwing. Sci Rep 2016; 6:22219. [PMID: 26923684 PMCID: PMC4770594 DOI: 10.1038/srep22219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
The study of the archaeological remains of fossil hominins must rely on reconstructions to elucidate the behaviour that may have resulted in particular stone tools and their accumulation. Comparatively, stone tool use among living primates has illuminated behaviours that are also amenable to archaeological examination, permitting direct observations of the behaviour leading to artefacts and their assemblages to be incorporated. Here, we describe newly discovered stone tool-use behaviour and stone accumulation sites in wild chimpanzees reminiscent of human cairns. In addition to data from 17 mid- to long-term chimpanzee research sites, we sampled a further 34 Pan troglodytes communities. We found four populations in West Africa where chimpanzees habitually bang and throw rocks against trees, or toss them into tree cavities, resulting in conspicuous stone accumulations at these sites. This represents the first record of repeated observations of individual chimpanzees exhibiting stone tool use for a purpose other than extractive foraging at what appear to be targeted trees. The ritualized behavioural display and collection of artefacts at particular locations observed in chimpanzee accumulative stone throwing may have implications for the inferences that can be drawn from archaeological stone assemblages and the origins of ritual sites.
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- Hjalmar S. Kühl
- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Leipzig-Jena, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Chimbo Foundation, Amstel 49, 1011 PW Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Chimbo Foundation, Amstel 49, 1011 PW Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- The Aspinall Foundation, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Hythe, Kent, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- West Chester University, Departments of Anthropology & Sociology and Psychology, West Chester, PA, USA
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- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), 2300 Southern Boulevard. Bronx, New York 10460, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- The Aspinall Foundation, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Hythe, Kent, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), 2300 Southern Boulevard. Bronx, New York 10460, USA
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- Korup Rainforest Conservation Society, c/o Korup National Park, P.O. Box 36 Mundemba, South West Region, Cameroon
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- Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), 2300 Southern Boulevard. Bronx, New York 10460, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Lukuru Foundation, 1235 Avenue des Poids Lourds/Quartier de Kingabois, Kinshasa, DRC
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- The Aspinall Foundation, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Hythe, Kent, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), 2300 Southern Boulevard. Bronx, New York 10460, USA
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- Agence National des Parcs Nationaux (ANPN) Batterie 4, BP20379, Libreville, Gabon
- School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
- Institute de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale, Libreville, Gabon
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, UK CB2 3QG
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), 2300 Southern Boulevard. Bronx, New York 10460, USA
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- Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Agence National des Parcs Nationaux (ANPN) Batterie 4, BP20379, Libreville, Gabon
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), 2300 Southern Boulevard. Bronx, New York 10460, USA
- Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes, Lincoln Park Zoo, 2001 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60614 USA
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- Ebo Forest Research Project, BP3055, Messa, Cameroon
- Institute for Conservation Research, Zoological Society of San Diego, Escondido, CA 92025, USA
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- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), 2300 Southern Boulevard. Bronx, New York 10460, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), 2300 Southern Boulevard. Bronx, New York 10460, USA
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- Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), 2300 Southern Boulevard. Bronx, New York 10460, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, James Parsons Building, Rm653 Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- Iowa State University, Department of Anthropology, 324 Curtiss Hall, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- West Chester University, Department of Psychology, 700 S High St., West Chester, PA, 19382 USA
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- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), 2300 Southern Boulevard. Bronx, New York 10460, USA
- Washington University Saint Louis, Department of Anthropology, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- University College London, Department of Anthropology, 14 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW, UK
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- University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, UK CB2 3QG
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- KMDA, Centre for Research and Conservation, Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp, Koningin Astridplein 20-26, B-2018 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), 2300 Southern Boulevard. Bronx, New York 10460, USA
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- Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- KMDA, Centre for Research and Conservation, Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp, Koningin Astridplein 20-26, B-2018 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Taï Chimpanzee Project, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques, BP 1301, Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire
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- Université de Neuchâtel, Institut de Biologie, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI EVAN), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF), Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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