| Content Warning | A review of the Archive catalogue and documents within the Archive relating to Anthropology identified that some contain information that may be offensive or distressing. This includes racist language, and descriptions of historical collecting and research methods. The Museum does not condone unacceptable language and practices of the past, but has not redacted these records to maintain authenticity and facilitate discovery of records for research, including study of the history of science and museums |
| Description | Correspondence relating to the Sub-department of Anthropology, including material relating to staffing, workload, financial, a revised addition of Races of Man publication, letters relating to osteological reports discussion on work on the Balangoda Man
Includes a paper by K P Oakley titled ‘Physical Anthropology in the British Museum’
Letter discussing a new bone dating technique developed by the department, made possible by grants from Wenner-Gren Foundation
Correspondence with M C Bradley, Ministry of Works, relating to 800 skeletons found during Ministry of works excavations coming to the BM(NH)
A draft constitution of the Association for the Study of Human Biology
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