Project Gutenberg 2020-05-17 Public domain in the USA. 265 Smith, Grafton Elliot 1871 1937 Smith, G. Elliot (Grafton Elliot), Sir 16006416 The migrations of early culture A study of the significance of the geographical distribution of the practice of mummification as evidence of the migrations of peoples and the spread of certain customs and beliefs University of Manchester publications. no. CII Produced by Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Migrations of Early Culture" by Grafton Elliot Smith is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the spread of cultural practices, particularly focusing on the geographical distribution of mummification and its implications for understanding ancient human migrations and interactions. The author argues for a more interconnected view of early cultures, suggesting that the transference of customs and beliefs occurred similarly to contemporary cultural exchanges. At the start of the text, Grafton Elliot Smith outlines the motivation behind his study, explaining that his initial intention was to compile evidence for a scientific society regarding the diffusion of knowledge and culture across ancient civilizations. He emphasizes that significant evidence indicates a common origin and migration paths for cultural practices and customs, especially related to mummification and megalithic structures. Smith also critiques current anthropological explanations, advocating for a nuanced understanding of the historical connections among diverse peoples based on shared practices rather than isolated development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Ethnology Human beings -- Migrations Mummies GT Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 331624 2025-07-24T14:10:06.543778 text/html 304391 2024-10-18T03:30:22 text/html 958391 2025-07-24T14:10:11.923723 application/epub+zip 960598 2025-07-24T14:10:07.590732 application/epub+zip 187706 2025-07-24T14:10:07.000709 application/epub+zip 1068661 2025-07-24T14:10:15.213709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1027803 2025-07-24T14:10:11.376720 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261367 2022-09-28T04:08:32.813203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286008 2025-07-24T14:10:05.950778 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 266150 2024-10-18T03:30:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17033 2025-07-24T14:10:15.367710 application/rdf+xml 13871 2025-07-24T14:10:07.103720 image/jpeg 2185 2025-07-24T14:10:07.051733 image/jpeg 888051 2025-07-24T14:10:06.606751 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