Samuel George Morton.
Title
Samuel George Morton.
Subject
Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851.
Ethnologists.
Craniometry.
Craniology.
Mummies.
Monogenism and polygenism.
Skull--Catalogs and collections.
Description
Morton was an ethnologist who believed in polygenisis and collected skulls in order to defend his theories.
Rights
Courtesy of the American Antiquarian Society.
Identifier
AAS Portait Collection (uncatalogued)
- Date Added
- February 12, 2016
- Collection
- People
- Citation
- “Samuel George Morton.,” Early American Mummymania, accessed May 2, 2024, https://mummymania.omeka.net/items/show/55.