Annals of the South African Museum: Annale Van Die Suid-Afrikaanse MuseumWest, Newman & Company for the trustees of the Museum, 1993 - Natural history |
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... skull ) was believed to be of taxonomic significance in classifying racial types , and was also thought to be linked to intellectual capacity ( Stocking 1987 ) . Phrenologists used skull dimensions as evidence to support theories on ...
... skull ) was believed to be of taxonomic significance in classifying racial types , and was also thought to be linked to intellectual capacity ( Stocking 1987 ) . Phrenologists used skull dimensions as evidence to support theories on ...
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... skulls ( Morris 1987 : 12 ) . That skulls of Bushmen were regarded as faunal collections is telling , if not surpris- ing , considering that an evolutionary paradigm taken from natural history had a strong influence on the emerging ...
... skulls ( Morris 1987 : 12 ) . That skulls of Bushmen were regarded as faunal collections is telling , if not surpris- ing , considering that an evolutionary paradigm taken from natural history had a strong influence on the emerging ...
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