1917 Shells as Evidence of the Migrations of Early Culture 1929 The Migrations of Early Culture: A Study of the Significance of the Geographical Distribution of the Practice of Mummification as Evidence of the Migration of Peoples and the Spread of Certain Customs and Beliefs

J. Wilfrid Jackson; Grafton Elliot Smith

Published by Manchester University Press; Longmans, Green & Co 1917-1929, London, 1917

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Two very smart books on ethnology linking to evidence towards Grafton Elliot Smith's theory of prehistoric migrated culture, with illustrations. Two volumes containing ethnological studies on the early migrations of culture, both contributing towards Grafton Elliot Smith's hyperdiffusionist view of prehistory.In the publisher's original cloth binding.Smith's theory argued that cultural innovations occur only once and that they spread geographically. As an expert on brain anatomy, he was one of the first to study Egyptian mummies using radiological techniques.This set of works includes:Shells as Evidence of the Migrations of Early Culture (1917) - The first edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, four maps and several full page illustrations throughout.A collection of essays exploring the relation of archaeological findings from shells to the diffusion of the elements of culture and in the upbuilding of civilisation.Written by J. Wilfred Jackson, with an introduction by Smith explaining how significant these studies were towards his preliminary evidence collection.The Migrations of Early Culture (1929) - The second impression, with an Index. Illustrated with two full page maps. Collated complete.First published in Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, vol 59, part 2.Australian-British anatomist and Egyptologist Grafton Elliot Smith's argument for the geographical spread of prehistoric cultures. With a focus on significant findings from the practice of mummification. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, with sunning to the spines and slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. Offsetting to 'Shells' endpapers and the odd spot. Very Good Indeed. Seller Inventory # 909Y41

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Title: 1917 Shells as Evidence of the Migrations of...

Publisher: Manchester University Press; Longmans, Green & Co 1917-1929, London

Publication Date: 1917

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Not stated

Condition: Very Good Indeed

Book Type: book