Crania Ægyptiaca

Crania Ægyptiaca

Or, Observations on Egyptian Ethnography Derived from Anatomy, History and the MonumentsBy Samuel George Morton
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This book is about observations on Egyptian ethnography, derived from anatomy, history and the monuments. The author Morton, who is also an American physician, believed in polygenism and that the skull capacity influenced the intellectual ability. In this work he focuses on the measurements and particularities of crania found in Egyptian tombs and compare them to other nationalities.

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GenreScience and Nature
Length3 hrs 13 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 24, 2023
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1EGYPTIAN ETHNOGRAPHY.
15SEVENTH SERIES. FOUR SKULLS FROM DEBOD, IN NUBIA.
2CAUCASIAN RACE.
161. THE EGYPTIANS.
3NEGRO RACE.
172. THE PELASGIC RACE.[63]
4A.—FROM THE PYRAMID OF FIVE STEPS.
183. THE SEMITIC RACE.[73]
5B.—FROM THE MEMPHITE NECROPOLIS.
194. THE HINDOOS.
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6C.—FROM THE FRONT OF THE NORTHERN BRICK PYRAMID OF DASHOUR.
205. THE HYKSHOS.
7D.—FROM THE NECROPOLIS OF MEMPHIS, NORTH-WEST OF THE PYRAMID OF FIVE STEPS.
216. THE COPTS.
8E.—FROM TOORA, ON THE NILE.
227. THE NUBIANS.
9SECOND SERIES. FOUR HEADS FROM THE GROTTOES OF MAABDEH, NEAR MAGARAT-ES-SAMÒUN.
238. THE NEGROES.
10THIRD SERIES. FOUR SKULLS FROM ABYDOS.
249. THE MONGOLIANS.
11TWO HEADS OF LUNATICS, FROM THEBES.
25REMARKS.
12NEGROID HEADS.
26CONCLUSIONS.
13FIFTH SERIES. THREE HEADS FROM KOUM OMBOS.
27ERRATA.
14SIXTH SERIES. FOUR HEADS FROM A TUMULUS NEAR THE ISLAND OF PHILÆ.

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