Ciba Foundation Symposium on Medical Biology and Etruscan Origins / / editors for the Ciba Foundation, G.E.W. Wolstenholme and Cecilia M. O'Connor

• Pubblicazione: London, : J. & A. Churchill, 1959
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Disciplina: 573.09375
• Soggetto topico: Etruscans; Physical anthropology
• Altri autori: WolstenholmeG. E. W (Gordon Ethelbert Ward) O'ConnorCecilia M <1927-> (Cecilia Mary)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• 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
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• Altri titoli varianti: Medical biology and etruscan origins
• Titolo autorizzato: Ciba Foundation Symposium on Medical Biology and Etruscan Origins
• ISBN: 9780470715246; 0470715243; 9780470714935; 047071493X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911018890303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ciba Foundation symposium.