essay

Introduction to the Bushmen or San

bushmen : san hunters and herders of southern africaCape Town And Pretoria • Published In 1978 • Pages: 1-15

By: Tobias, Phillip V..

Abstract
This article presents a brief introduction to San ethnography, providing data on who they are, their prehistory, cultural history and early European contacts, human biology, demography, and adaptation to a changing world.
Subjects
Identification
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Reviews and critiques
Descriptive somatology
Genetics
Racial identification
Population
Composition of population
Prehistory
History
Acculturation and culture contact
culture
San
HRAF PubDate
2005
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Southern Africa
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Physical Anthropologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1988
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
ca. 1930s-1970s
Coverage Place
Namibia, Botswana, Angola, South Africa
Notes
Phillip V. Tobias
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
79302323
LCSH
San (African people)