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History tells us that, in order to prosper, civilisations must embrace change.

Paul Lay | Published in History Today Volume 69 Issue 10 October 2019

Immovable object? Hoa Hakanai’a on display in the British Museum. Photo: James Miles/Wikimedia/Creative Commons.

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