Project Gutenberg 2016-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 592 Wollaston, A. F. R. (Alexander Frederick Richmond) 1875 1930 Wollaston, Alexander Frederick Richmond Wollaston, Sandy Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort) 1855 1940 Haddon, Alfred Cort Haddon, A. C. (Alfred Cort) Ogilvie-Grant, W. R. (William Robert) 1863 1924 Ogilvie-Grant, William Robert Ray, Sidney Herbert 1858 1939 Pygmies & Papuans: The Stone Age To-day in Dutch New Guinea Pygmies and Papuans: The Stone Age Today in Dutch New Guinea Produced by deaurider, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Pygmies & Papuans: The Stone Age To-day in Dutch New Guinea" by A. F. R. Wollaston is a scientific account written in the early 20th century. The book documents a Dutch New Guinea expedition aimed at exploring the region primarily from an ornithological perspective, focusing on its indigenous inhabitants, the Papuans and Pygmies. It provides insight into the primitive lifestyle of these groups, the challenges faced during the journey, and the ecological richness of New Guinea. At the start of the text, the author discusses the expedition’s origins and preparations, highlighting the contributions of various individuals and the organizational efforts of the British Ornithologists' Union. After outlining the trip’s logistical aspects, including travel from Java and the anticipated challenges of navigating Dutch New Guinea's territory, Wollaston reflects on the local environment and diversity encountered, foreshadowing the complex interactions that would occur upon reaching their destination, particularly with the indigenous communities. The tone portrays an intriguing mix of adventure and scientific inquiry, setting the stage for the unfolding exploration narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en British Ornithologists' Union Expedition -- 1909-1911 Ethnology -- Indonesia -- Papua Birds -- Indonesia -- Papua Papua (Indonesia) DU Text Anthropology Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 835160 2025-07-21T09:38:11.964519 text/html 799836 2024-10-23T01:18:51 text/html 4048571 2025-07-21T09:38:27.002897 application/epub+zip 4058131 2025-07-21T09:38:14.873429 application/epub+zip 361910 2025-07-21T09:38:13.299497 application/epub+zip 4291156 2025-07-21T09:38:34.199897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4249802 2025-07-21T09:38:25.087931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563324 2022-09-24T08:46:14.823237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 660973 2025-07-21T09:38:09.769455 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 640801 2024-10-23T01:18:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20608 2025-07-21T09:38:34.389838 application/rdf+xml 23333 2025-07-21T09:38:13.490443 image/jpeg 3528 2025-07-21T09:38:13.397442 image/jpeg 3771577 2025-07-21T09:38:12.169516 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia