Quest for the Irish Celt : the Harvard archaeological mission to Ireland, 1932-1936 /
By: Carew, Mairead.
Publisher: Newbridge, Co. Kildare : Irish Academic Press Ltd., 2018Description: ix, 316 p. : ill., plates ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781788550093; 9781788550093:.Subject(s): Hooton, Earnest Albert, 1887-1954 | Mahr, Adolf, 1887-1951 | Harvard University | Celts
| Archaeology -- Research -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century | Genealogy -- Ireland | Anthropological ethics -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century | Archaeology | Eugenics -- History -- 20th century | National socialism | Eugenics | Celts -- Anthropometry -- Ireland | Racism | AnthropologyDDC classification: 930.1 CAR Summary: The fascinating story of Harvard University's 5-year archaeological research programme in Ireland during the 1930s to determine the racial and cultural heritage of the Irish people. The programme involved country-wide excavations and the examination of prehistoric skulls by physical anthropologists, and was complemented by the physical examinations of thousands of Irish people from across the country; measuring skulls, nose-shape and grade of hair colour.
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Includes appendices, bibliography and index.
The fascinating story of Harvard University's 5-year archaeological research programme in Ireland during the 1930s to determine the racial and cultural heritage of the Irish people. The programme involved country-wide excavations and the examination of prehistoric skulls by physical anthropologists, and was complemented by the physical examinations of thousands of Irish people from across the country; measuring skulls, nose-shape and grade of hair colour.