Yanomamö a multidisciplinary study

Describes the field techniques and findings of teams from such disciplines as human genetics, anthropology, epidemiology, dentistry, linguistics, and medicine as they conduct a biological-anthropological study of the Yanomamo Indians in the jungles of Venezuela and Brazil. Also includes a sketch of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Asch, Timothy
Corporate Authors: Documentary Educational Resources (Firm), U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Division of Biology and Medicine
Other Authors: Chagnon, Napoleon A., Neel, James V.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Watertown, MA] Documentary Educational Resources 2004, 2004
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 1
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Collection: Ethnographic Video Online Vol. 1 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Describes the field techniques and findings of teams from such disciplines as human genetics, anthropology, epidemiology, dentistry, linguistics, and medicine as they conduct a biological-anthropological study of the Yanomamo Indians in the jungles of Venezuela and Brazil. Also includes a sketch of Yanomamo culture and society
Item Description:Documentary. - Principally funded by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Division of Biology and Medicine with additional financial support from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. - Originally filmed in 1964 and issued as a motion picture in 1968
Physical Description:1 streaming video (45 min.)