The anthropometric legacy of Franz Boas.
Franz Boas was responsible for obtaining anthropometric data from approximately 27,000 subjects living around the turn-of-the-century. The subjects are of Native American, Siberian and European ancestry. These data have been entered into databases and are available for research. This paper describes the circumstances under which these data were collected and discusses their research potential.
Jantz
Richard L
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Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-0720, USA. rjantz@utk.edu
D000883:Anthropology / Q000266:history*; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000235:genetics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*