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Contributions to the anthropology of Iran

Title

Contributions to the anthropology of Iran

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Series: Publication (Field Museum of Natural History : 1909), 458, 459

Series: Publication (Field Museum of Natural History : 1909), Anthropological series, v. 29, no. 1-2

By

Field, Henry, 1902-1986

Ettinghausen, Richard , contributor
Young, M. Y. , contributor
Field Museum of Natural History.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Chicago, Field Museum Press, 1939

Notes

"December 15, 1939."

No. 1 has 507 p., [1] p., 20 ill., maps (1 fold.). -- No. 2 has [2] p., p. 511-706, 144 plates, 4 ill.

Supplements: Map A. Distribution of tribes in Iraq. -- Map B. Distribution of tribes in western Iran.

Contents: No. 1: List of illustrations -- Preface -- I. Introduction -- II. The land and the people -- III. Historical references to the peoples of Iran (445 B.C. - A.D. 1938) -- IV. The peoples of Iran -- V. The physical anthropology of Iran. -- No. 2: List of illustrations -- Appendices (A. Definitions of the Mediterranean race and other racial stocks in relation to Iranis -- B. Notes for a proposed anthropometric survey of the peoples of Iran -- C. Description of the journey from Tehran to Shiraz -- D. Prehistory of Iran. -- E. Medical report on the Bakhtiaris / M. Y. Young -- F. Inscription on the Caravanserai at Yazd-i Khwast / Richard Ettinghausen -- G. Plants of Iran collected by the expedition -- H. Animals of Iran collected by the expedition) -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Indexes (Tribes and racial groups referred to in Chapter III. -- Individuals illustrated in plates -- Tribal names appearing on Map of Iraq (A) -- Tribal names appearing on map of Iran (B) -- General).

Fieldiana series has been published as Anthropological Series by Field Columbian Museum (1895-1909) and Field Museum of Natural History (1909-1943), and as Fieldiana: Anthropology by Chicago Natural History Museum (1945-1966) and Field Museum of Natural History (1966-).