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- ↑ "The University of Chicago Press and the Wenner-Gren Foundation collaborate to produce SAPIENS". University of Chicago Press . Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ↑ "SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human". Apple Podcasts . Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ↑ "GAD New Directions Award Winners: 2017 Awardees". GAD . Retrieved June 19, 2022.
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- ↑ "Society for American Archaeology Awards". Society for American Archaeology . Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ↑ "Sapiens: Unearthing the True Toll of the Tulsa Race Massacre". Sapiens. Retrieved June 19, 2022.