National Anthropological Archives

George Grant MacCurdy photograph collection of skeletal material from the Peruvian Highlands, undated

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.77-31
Creators:
MacCurdy, George Grant, 1863-1947
Dates:
undated
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
100 Prints
circa
silver gelatin
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting Peruvian human skeletal remains, mostly skulls, possibly from the Bingham Expedition.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
George Grant MacCurdy (1863-1947) was an archeologist and physical anthropologist. He studied at Harvard University and Yale University, and in Vienna, Paris, and Berlin. For over thirty years, MacCurdy was a professor and curator of anthropological collections at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. In 1921, MacCurdy cofounded the American School in France for Prehistoric Studies, which trained students how to conduct archeological investigations at prehistoric sites.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Thomas Dale Stewart, 1977.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
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Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 77-31, George Grant MacCurdy photograph collection of skeletal material from the Peruvian Highlands, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs of skeletal material from Peru can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 73-26C, and Photo Lot 83-41.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 77-31

Bibliography

Bibliography
Photographs published in "Human Skeletal Remains from the Highlands of Peru," American Journal of Physical Anthropology, volume 6 (1923), pages 217-329.


Keywords

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