Paleoanthropology

Biology & Genetics, History of Medicine

Also known as: Human Paleontology

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Paleoanthropology is defined as the branch of anthropology that studies human varieties from preceding geological periods. The article notes that skeletal remains from the glacial and pre-glacial epochs provide valuable material for clarifying the zoological kinship and origins of humans.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

PALEOANTHROPOLOGY, a branch of anthropology that studies human varieties of preceding geological periods. Skeletal remains from the glacial and pre-glacial epochs have provided valuable material for clarifying the zoological kinship of humans and their origins.

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“Paleoanthropology.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/paleoanthropology/