Ralph W Dexter
Biographic Data
| ID | 392116 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ralph W Dexter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ralph W |
| FAMILY NAME | Dexter |
| SIGNATURE | DEXTER R W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kent State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1966 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Historical Aspects of the Calaveras Skull Controversy
In February 1866, workers found a human skull deep in a mine in Calaveras County, California, believed at first to be of Pliocene age. It was passed through several hands before reaching J. D. Whitney, State Geologist of California and Professor of Geology at Harvard University. While some scientists accepted it on face value, other scientists and the public press refused to believe it and even ridiculed the claim. Some believed it was a 'plant,'…
Bankers, Bones, and Beetles. The First Century of the America Museum of Natural History . Geoffrey Hellman
The Indians of Texas in 1830 . Jean Louis Berlandier , John C. Ewers , Patricia Reading Leclercq
Correspondence between Lieutenant R. E. Peary and Professor F. W. Putnam on Arctic Ethnology
In 1891 Professor F. W. Putnam engaged Lieutenant R. E. Peary to collect ethnographic museum specimens from the west coast of Greenland for exhibit in the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Correspondence thus begun between these two men, and which continued during a nineteen-year collaboration, is presented here for the light it throws on a little-known aspect of the history of American anthropology. Early in 1891 Frederic Ward Putnam (183…
Contributions of frederic ward putnam to the development of anthropology in California
Historical Aspects of the Calaveras Skull Controversy
In February 1866, workers found a human skull deep in a mine in Calaveras County, California, believed at first to be of Pliocene age. It was passed through several hands before reaching J. D. Whitney, State Geologist of California and Professor of Geology at Harvard University. While some scientists accepted it on face value, other scientists and the public press refused to believe it and even ridiculed the claim. Some believed it was a 'plant,'…
Contributions of frederic ward putnam to the development of anthropology in California
Contributions of frederic ward putnam to the development of anthropology in California
The Indians of Texas in 1830 . Jean Louis Berlandier , John C. Ewers , Patricia Reading Leclercq
Correspondence between Lieutenant R. E. Peary and Professor F. W. Putnam on Arctic Ethnology
In 1891 Professor F. W. Putnam engaged Lieutenant R. E. Peary to collect ethnographic museum specimens from the west coast of Greenland for exhibit in the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Correspondence thus begun between these two men, and which continued during a nineteen-year collaboration, is presented here for the light it throws on a little-known aspect of the history of American anthropology. Early in 1891 Frederic Ward Putnam (183…
Bankers, Bones, and Beetles. The First Century of the America Museum of Natural History . Geoffrey Hellman
Historical Aspects of the Calaveras Skull Controversy
In February 1866, workers found a human skull deep in a mine in Calaveras County, California, believed at first to be of Pliocene age. It was passed through several hands before reaching J. D. Whitney, State Geologist of California and Professor of Geology at Harvard University. While some scientists accepted it on face value, other scientists and the public press refused to believe it and even ridiculed the claim. Some believed it was a 'plant,'…
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