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culture area concept  

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  • The culture area concept was developed in the early 1900s, at a time when American anthropology was in its infancy. Franz Boas and his students were collecting enormous amounts of data about the “disappearing” native cultures of North America. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Culture Area Concept]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-P597GPJH-4

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