essay

Basque isolation: fact or problems?

symposium on community studies in anthropology • Seattle, Wash. • Published In 1964 • Pages: 20-31

By: Levine, Morton H..

Abstract
This paper is concerned with the problem of Basque isolation and the role of the community study as a topic of ethnographic interest in isolation research analysis. In the first part the author examines the evidence for Basque isolation in terms of linguistic and blood type analysis. The evidence seems to indicate a strong correlation in Basque antiquity with numerous contacts between Basque and non-Basque peoples, at least as far as the linguistic data indicates. The blood group gene frequency evidence is not as clear. The second part of the paper deals in a more theoretical manner with the propriety of the community study as a unit in isolation research. This section deals in large part with suggestions for future work in this field.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Genetics
Historical reconstruction
Acculturation and culture contact
Sociocultural trends
Vocabulary
culture
Basques
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Southern Europe
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1990-1991
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Spain and France
Notes
[by] Morton H. Levine
Includes bibliographical references (p. 30-31)
LCSH
Basques