Anthropological Collection (page 8)

The Doors of Old Quito
These street doors in the capital city of Quito, Ecuador are reflective of the Spanish influence in its colonial architecture

A Hillside View of Urban Quito
In Quito, Ecuador hillside neighborhoods like this surround the old colonial city. These neighborhoods are geographically large and over populated

View of Utiri village, Tanzania, 1890 (wood engraving)
KW441399 View of Utiri village, Tanzania, 1890 (wood engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, Africa)

Verney Lovett Cameron visiting King Konngo, 1878 (wood engraving)
KW441352 Verney Lovett Cameron visiting King Konngo, 1878 (wood engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Manner of Thrashing of Corn at the Cape, illustration from The Present State
XJF439206 The Manner of Thrashing of Corn at the Cape, illustration from The Present State of the Cape of Good Hope: vol. II, published 1731 (engraving) by German School

The Manner of Ploughing at the Cape, an illustration in The Present State of
XJF439205 The Manner of Ploughing at the Cape, an illustration in The Present State of the Cape of Good-Hope: vol II, published 1731 (engraving) by German School

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The Principal Peoples of the Americas, c. 1798-99 (colour engraving)
XIR161347 The Principal Peoples of the Americas, c.1798-99 (colour engraving) by Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Jacques (1757-1810) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Drying Fish - Kamchatka Peninsula - Far Eastern Russia
The Method the people of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Far Eastern Russia dry fish (on racks) and melt down the grease and oils for other uses. Date: circa 1800

Underground home - Kamchatka - Far Eastern Russia - used in the harsh winter. Date: circa 1800

Clothing of the Men of Kamchatka - Far Eastern Russia
Clothing of the Men of the Kamchatka Peninsula - Far Eastern Russia. The plate shows winter clothing, summer clothing and ceremonial costume. Date: circa 1800

Clothing of the Women of Kamchatka - Far Eastern Russia. The plate shows ordinary day wear and ceremonial costume. Date: circa 1800

Red Indian Chief - Circling Bear (1800-1854), sporting a fantastic feather headdress and long pipe. Chief Conquering Bear was a Brule Lakota leader who signed the Fort Laramie Treaty in 1851

Prehistoric skeletons E439 / 0127
Prehistoric skeletons. These two embracing neolithic skeletons are called the Valdaro Lovers, They are believed to be a man and woman in their early twenties who died about 5000-6000 years ago

The Bear Hunt: drawing by Making Medicine a Cheyenne (North American Plains Indian) prisoner at Fort Marion, Florida, August 1875. National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

German exploration of Indonesia, 1880s C017 / 6873
German exploration of Indonesia. 19th-century artwork of German explorer Otto Ehrenfried Ehlers (1855-1895) presenting Mandar people from Indonesia to German Emperor (Kaiser) Wilhelm II (1859-1941)

Kalchas women, Mongolia, 1880s C017 / 6851
Kalchas women, Mongolia, 19th-century artwork. This wood engraving dates from circa 1888

Ethnic groups of the Americas, 1880s C017 / 6929
Ethnic groups of the Americas, 19th-century artwork. The groups are: 1. Labrador Inuit woman; 2. Mexican; 3. Highland Mexican; 4. Yucatan Mexican; 5. Indians from Ecuador; 6. Indians from Peru; 7

Ethnic groups of Asia, 1880s C017 / 6927
Ethnic groups of Asia, 19th-century artwork. The groups are: 1. Yukaghir; 2. Ostjakin; 3. Mongol; 4. Rajput; 5. Kyrgyz; 6. Tungus; 7. Yakutian; 8. Tibetan; 9. Chinese woman; 10. Chinese man; 11

Neolithic flint arrowheads C014 / 1034
Neolithic flint arrowheads. Stone-age flint arrowheads dating from around 8, 000 to 10, 000 years ago. These specimens were found in Mauritania, West Africa

Stone Age artefact, Magdalenian culture. Carving inscribed on one end of a prehistoric object, possibly a spatula or a device known as a bull-roarer

Neolithic flint arrowheads C014 / 1032
Neolithic flint arrowheads. Stone-age flint arrowheads dating from around 8, 000 to 10, 000 years ago. These specimens were found in Mauritania, West Africa

Stone-age flint fragments C014 / 1020
Stone-age flint fragments. Pile of neolithic (new stone-age) flint fragments discarded during the forming of flint tools. These fragments date from around 8, 000 to 10

Neolithic flint arrowheads C014 / 1030
Neolithic flint arrowheads. Stone-age flint arrowheads dating from around 8, 000 to 10, 000 years ago. These specimens were found in Mauritania, West Africa

Neolithic flint arrowhead C014 / 1023
Neolithic flint arrowhead. Stone-age flint arrowhead dating from around 8, 000 to 10, 000 years ago. This specimen was found in Mauritania, West Africa

Neolithic flint arrowhead C014 / 1022
Neolithic flint arrowhead. Stone-age flint arrowhead dating from around 8, 000 to 10, 000 years ago. This specimen was found in Mauritania, West Africa

Ethnic groups of Australasia, 1880s C017 / 6926
Ethnic groups of Australasia, 19th-century artwork. The groups are: 1. Fiji; 2. Tasmanian; 3. South Australian; 4. Maori; 5. New Briton; 6. Samoa Islanders; 7. New Irishman; 8. Caroline Islanders; 9

Neolithic flint arrowhead C014 / 1025
Neolithic flint arrowhead. Stone-age flint arrowhead dating from around 8, 000 to 10, 000 years ago. This specimen was found in Mauritania, West Africa

Cueva Mayor cave exploration, Atapuerca C018 / 9949
Cueva Mayor cave exploration. Cavers exploring the Galeria de las Estatuas section of the Cueva Mayor cave system in the Sierra de Atapuerca foothills in northern Spain

Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer C016 / 8812
Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), Norwegian explorer, biologist and humanitarian. In 1888 he was the first to cross the Greenland ice sheet and showed that it covered the entire island

Dolmen, France C016 / 7713
Dolmen. This structure, which was once a neolithic burial chamber (dolmen), consists of upright stones (megaliths) supporting large capstones. This is the Maison Du Fees dolmen, in Brittany, France

Julian Steward, US anthropologist C016 / 8817
Julian Haynes Steward (1902-1972), US anthropologist. Steward is holding part of the skeleton of an infant that he had discovered in a cave near Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Inventing the wheel, artwork
Inventing the wheel, computer artwork

Neanderthal couple hunting, artwork
Neanderthal couple hunting. Artwork of a stone knife being used by a Neanderthal woman to cut open and skin a seal that has been killed with the spear held by the man at left

Moche breastplate. Ornate breastplate made from turquoise and gold, dating from the Moche Florescent Epoch (1AD-800AD). The Moche people were a pre-Hispanic people that lived in coastal river valleys

Yagua man. The Yagua are an indigenous South American tribes people who inhabit the rainforest of the Amazon Basin, living near the Amazon, Napo, Putumayo and Yavari Rivers and their tributaries

Viking ring fortress, artwork
Viking ring fortress. Artwork of one of the circular Viking fortresses known as trelleborgs, the remains of which have been found in what is now Denmark and Sweden

Neanderthal child, artwork. Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) inhabited Europe and western Asia between 230, 000 and 29, 000 years ago

Maya calendar, artwork
Maya calendar. Diagram showing how one particular Maya calendar was based on a cyclic combination of 13 numbers (smaller wheel) and twenty day symbols (larger wheel)

Personality types, caricature artwork. These caricatures exaggerate features and traits associated with personality types, such as reserved people (left) compared to expressive people (right)

Viking ring fortress and ships, artwork
Viking ring fortress. Artwork of one of the circular Viking fortresses known as trelleborgs, the remains of which have been found in what is now Denmark and Sweden

Aboriginal man, 18th century artwork C016 / 6114
Portrait of an Aboriginal man named Colebee. Drawing 30 from the Watling Collection titled Portrait of Colebee by Thomas Watling, 1792-1797. Natural History Museum, London, UK

Prehistoric human skull (Omo 1) C016 / 5937
Prehistoric human skull (Omo 1). Reconstruction of the modern human (Homo sapiens) skull discovered in 1967 by a team led by Richard Leakey

Flint handaxe with fossil echinoid C016 / 6004
Cat of a flint handaxe incorporating a fossil echinoid. Specimen from the Middle Gravels of Swanscombe, Kent

Neanderthal fossil skull La Ferrassie 1 C016 / 0566
Neanderthal fossil skull La Ferrassie 1. This specimen, from an elderly male, dates from around 70, 000 years ago. It was discovered in the Dordogne region in southern France in 1909

Sadhu holy man in India C017 / 9988
Sadhu holy man, in Varanasi, India. The Naga sect of Hindu ascetics are known as the naked sadhus, and do not wear clothing, instead covering their body with paint and ash

Stilt fishermen in Sri Lanka C017 / 9991
Stilt fishermen in Sri Lanka. Fishing from stilts is carried out on coral reefs along the south-western coast of Sri Lanka near Galle. The fishermen sit on a cross bar called a petta

Bedouin nomads, 19th Century artwork C018 / 7013
Bedouin nomads. 1870 woodcut print of wandering Bedouin people with their camels in the desert. The Bedouin are a part of a predominantly desert-dwelling Arabian ethnic group

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"Unveiling the Secrets of our Ancestors: Exploring Anthropological Treasures" Step into the captivating world of anthropology as we embark on a journey through time. From the mesmerizing Lascaux II cave painting replica to the enigmatic Stone-age cave paintings in Chauvet, France, these ancient artworks offer us a glimpse into humanity's past. Delve deeper and encounter the Cave of Hands in Argentina, where handprints left by our ancestors thousands of years ago continue to intrigue and mystify. These imprints serve as a testament to their existence and leave us pondering about their lives. As we shift our focus from art to anatomy, hominid crania take center stage. The Australopithecus afarensis (AL 288-1), fondly known as Lucy, stands tall among her counterparts. Her fossilized remains provide valuable insights into early human evolution and ignite curiosity about our own origins. But it doesn't stop there; prehistoric tools like spear-throwers remind us of our ancestors' resourcefulness and ingenuity. These artifacts shed light on how they survived and thrived in challenging environments. And let's not forget the Laetoli fossil footprints that tell an extraordinary story etched in volcanic ash. Preserved for millions of years, these footprints capture moments frozen in time – evidence of bipedal locomotion long before modern humans roamed the Earth. Returning once again to Chauvet, France, stone-age cave paintings continue to captivate with their intricate details and symbolic representations. Each stroke carries whispers from those who came before us – messages waiting patiently for interpretation. Finally, we encounter the Venus of Brassempouy – an exquisite ivory figurine representing fertility or perhaps even spirituality. This timeless masterpiece reminds us that throughout history, humans have sought meaning beyond survival alone. Anthropology unravels stories hidden within these remarkable artifacts – stories of resilience, creativity, and the unending quest for knowledge.