The Anthropological Society of South Australia was established in 1926 with the aim to promote the study of

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and other related disciplines. Early members of the society included

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and Robert Pulleine who were pioneers in the study of

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in Australia. The Society gathered an important ethnographic collection, compiled by members from a range of sources and other documentary materials collected in the 1920s, which is now housed in the

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. The society produces an annual journal called ''Journal of the Anthropological Society of South Australia''.Trove, listing of holdings, National Library of Australia
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References

External links

Official website
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Anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of behavi ...

Archaeology of Australia Clubs and societies in South Australia Organizations established in 1926 1926 establishments in Australia