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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144668603321

Autore

Symposium CIBA Foundation

Titolo

Medical Biology and Etruscan Origins [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, 2009

ISBN

0-470-71524-3

0-470-71493-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Collana

Novartis Foundation Symposia

Disciplina

573.09375

Soggetti

Etruscans

Physical anthropology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CIBA FOUNDATION SYMPOSIUM ON MEDICAL BIOLOGY AND ETRUSCAN ORIGINS; PREFACE; CONTENTS; Chairman's introductory address; The principal cities of southern Etruria and their special characteristics; Etruscans and Umbrians; Archaeological evidence for the origin of the Etruscans; Group Discussion; From the Villanovan civilization to that of the Etruscans; Oriental characteristics of the Etruscan religion; The scientists' contributions to Etruscology; Future research on the origin of the Etruscans; Group Discussioti; Historical method and the Etruscan problem

Movements of populations in Etruria since the beginning of the Roman RepublicGroup Discussion; The principle of ethnic substratum. dialects Traces of Etruscan in Tuscan; Discussion; The evaluation of metrical data in the comparison of ancient and modem bones; Discussion; The use of genetical characters as indices of population distribution; Discussion; Blood groups and haematological data as a source of ethnic information; Discussion; Distribution of blood groups in Italy; Discussion; Effect of a single gene difference on the pattern of some physical measurements

Distribution of serum haptoglobin types in some Italian populationsGroup Discussion; General Discussion