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Show 95 Physical Anthropology's point of view. He also studies the new contributions to chronology and time measuring techniques, the way in which the human remains have been studied and how contributions from human genetics and serology have been used. With respect to these studies, he considers that there are defects in focus and the use of them, that can be listed as follows: a. Lack of comparative studies of bone remains, b. Lack of integration of the data supplied by Physical Anthropology with those provided by Prehistory, c. Undue insistence on a presupposed fundamental biological unity among Amerindians, d. That the studies of bone remains have been limited almost exclusively to skull, e. The interpretation of the types of affinity has not been clear, f. The supposition that to make comparisons among bone remains the same chronology is required or the presupposition of an obvious morphological identity together with the chronological similarity, g. The acceptance of 19th century adaptation concepts concerning which serious doubts have later appeared, h. Erroneous deductions due to the application of patterns obtained from different human groups, as for example, height. For the best utilization of existing data, he suggests, among other things, a comparative review of existing material, and he expresses hope that this study provoke a controversy that will serve as a stimulus to physical anthropologists in understanding the need for integrating their knowledge within broader horizons. 1968 Valory, Dale, "Notas Sobre la Antropologia y Demografia de las Tribus Fueguinas," America Indigena, XXVIII (July, 1968), pp. 653-674. English summary: In the course of investigating the sources of anthropological knowledge concerning the native religion and mythology of the Fuegian tribes, the author succeeded in collecting considerable material on population estimates - past and present - on the response of the alacaluf, chono, tehelche, ona (or selk'nam) and yagan societies, to cultural and environmental change. This material could be of interest to ecologists, demographers and anthropologists. Although in some aspects they were more isolated than the majority of the South American tribes, many of the Fuegian and Patagonian groups were no more immune to early and almost complete extermination. The most recent literature on those groups is vague or reticent about vital statistics and population estimates. Due to this, the author of this article carefully collected the most recent and reliable information, insofar as possible, on human resources and opportunities for ethnological field work. In this study there is a discussion of literature available from reliable sources and original for the most part, from the time of contact with the Europeans to the present, with respect to the ways in which these tribes responded to said contact and estimates of their |