Note on the Aboriginal Races of the North-Western Provinces of South America

Summary

This 1884 article by White refers to a strip of country about 600 miles in length and 250 miles in width on the west of the pacific ocean. The author describes his interpretation of the cultures and provides regional/locational differences. He also describes past and present burial rituals and techniques.

Cite this Record

Note on the Aboriginal Races of the North-Western Provinces of South America. R White. The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britian and Ireland. 13: 240-258. 1884 ( tDAR id: 4564) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8R78CVX

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Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: -4600 to 1500

Radiocarbon Date: 680 to 600

Spatial Coverage

min long: -91.758; min lat: -4.303 ; max long: -56.602; max lat: 20.551 ;

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