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100 1 _aPitt-Rivers, Augustus Henry Lane-Fox,
_d1827-1900
245 1 4 _aThe Evolution of Culture, and Other Essays
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2014-02-08
505 0 _aPrinciples of classification (1874) -- On the evolution of culture (1875) -- Primitive warfare I-III (1867-1869) -- Early modes of navigation (1874).
508 _aProduced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Evolution of Culture and Other Essays" by Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This collection features a series of essays and lectures that explores the application of evolutionary theory to human culture, particularly focusing on the development of material arts and technology throughout history. The work aims to provide a systematic approach to understanding the gradual changes and improvements in human craftsmanship and ideation over time. At the start of the book, the editor, Henry Balfour, recounts the initial efforts of Colonel Lane Fox to apply evolutionary principles to the understanding of human artifacts. He describes how Lane Fox's passion for ethnology led to the establishment of a comprehensive collection that seeks to link different forms of cultural expressions through a classification system based on their evolutionary history. Balfour emphasizes that these early studies serve not only to document artifacts from various cultures but also aim to illustrate the continuous progression from primitive to complex forms of tools and crafts, showcasing how traditional technologies embody traces of ancient practices and ideas. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCulture
653 _aAnthropology
700 1 _aBalfour, Henry,
_d1863-1939
700 1 _aMyres, John Linton, Sir,
_d1869-1954
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44844
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