Project Gutenberg 2006-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 154 Powell, John Wesley 1834 1902 Powell, J. W. (John Wesley) Powell, Wes On Limitations to the Use of Some Anthropologic Data Produced by PM for Bureau of American Ethnology and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "On Limitations to the Use of Some Anthropologic Data" by John Wesley Powell is a scientific publication that was likely written in the late 19th century. The book critically examines the use of anthropological data, particularly in the context of North American archaeology, mythology, and the understanding of Indigenous cultures. Powell addresses misconceptions and methodological challenges faced by researchers in the interpretation of anthropological evidence. In this work, Powell explores various aspects of human anthropology, including archaeological findings, pictographs, language, mythology, and social structures among Indigenous tribes. He argues against the hasty generalizations made about these groups and emphasizes the need for careful differentiation between tribes due to their unique languages, customs, and histories. Powell critiques the speculative use of data connecting Indigenous peoples to ancient civilizations and stresses the importance of understanding each culture within its specific context, cautioning researchers to avoid overgeneralization and misinterpretation of anthropological evidence. The writing serves as both a guide and a cautionary tale for scholars in the field. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 39.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Indians of North America Anthropology E011 Text Anthropology Category: Research Methods/Statistics/Information Sys Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 71160 2025-08-08T06:36:34.914239 text/html 67523 2006-07-19T06:50:02 text/html 112330 2025-08-08T06:36:40.349227 application/epub+zip 110769 2025-08-08T06:36:38.019238 application/epub+zip 91791 2025-08-08T06:36:36.878227 application/epub+zip 281781 2025-08-08T06:36:41.992232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272119 2025-08-08T06:36:39.641212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231472 2022-09-09T06:17:14.192876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62052 2025-08-08T06:36:34.656253 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61967 2006-07-19T06:50:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61966 2006-07-19T06:50:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20823 2025-08-08T06:36:42.114203 application/rdf+xml 19980 2025-08-08T06:36:37.366227 image/jpeg 4461 2025-08-08T06:36:37.119235 image/jpeg 22419 2006-07-19T06:50:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 23829 2006-07-19T06:50:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 22392 2006-07-19T06:50:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 109891 2025-08-08T06:36:34.922234 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia