The Passing of the Frisians : Anthropography of Terpia

281 291 ') Changes in Bodily Form of Descendants of Immigrants 1910 & 1912. Nyessen ') M. W. Hauschildt Grundnsz der Anthropologie 1926 p. 20. ') Eugen Fischer took over this part in Anthropologie, Kultur der Gegenwart 1922 p. 1. 2) With Jen s Pa u I sen (1927) and others we consider the definition of Anthro• pology as the science of descent and races, toolimited. The fact alone that there is naerly as much reason to investigate the type as the race, constitutes already a serious objection. ') In a Positivistic sense: "Truth exists only in the sphere of Experiment and Ob• servation, apart from the appreciation of values." Prof. Kohnstamm Schepper en Schepping 1926 p. 92. 1) A plea for increased knowledge of the statistical method was recently published by Dr. E. W Waleh, virogously supported by Dr. G. W. Kiewiet de jonge, in Genees-') W. J. Baise & A. W. Verhoef, Anthropological blood-investigation of different races in Neth. lndia. Gen. Tijdschr. v. Ned. lndie, 1927, p. 7-11. ') Martin speaks of the eolleetive expression of the so-ealled Völkerseele. This Soul of the Raee may be eompared with the not ion held by the Ameriean "Behaviorists" as Hartley, Watson, Holmes, and others, and against whieh W. Me Dougall protests in "Men or Robots?" 1926. The science of Anthropology has now arrived at a turning-point in its history. It is no longer a science of mere statistics and system atized data, but has become what it always professed to be, a branch of general biology. Therefore the present moment is espe dally fitted for looking back upon past achievement. Whoever casts a glance at the work of anthropological research in Holland, will probably feel some disappointment at themeagre results obtained, as compared with the immense amount of labour spent on the subject. Yet it is encouraging to remember that all pioneer-work requires great and prolonged exertion in preparing the ground, whereas perhaps only later generations will harvest the grain. What can be the reason that anthropological research in Hol land isstillso backward? Let us try to indicate some ofthe causes, and at the same time attempt to find means to insure greater success in future. Perhaps we shall be able to obtain good results with the old material Front Matter....Pages i-vii Introduction....Pages 1-21 Historical and Geographical Survey....Pages 22-42 Review of the Anthropographical Literature....Pages 43-99 The Terp Builders....Pages 100-164 The Terp Dwellers....Pages 165-208 General Conclusions and Problems....Pages 209-260 The Language Test....Pages 261-280 Erratum to: Introduction....Pages 296-296 Erratum to: Historical and Geographical Survey....Pages 296-296 Erratum to: Review of the Anthropographical Literature....Pages 296-296 Erratum to: The Terp Dwellers....Pages 296-296 Erratum to: General Conclusions and Problems....Pages 296-296 Erratum to: The Language Test....Pages 296-296 Back Matter....Pages 281-295