Von Luschan's scale seems to go in and out of favor. Ditto with Fitzpatrick. I would argue that discussing those scales, even if you say "this is what we used to do" (I'm sure Dr. Russell is aware that anthropologists don't use paint chip things any more)it's important to give context. Like why people used paint chips and why they stopped.
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Date: 2011-06-01 03:48 pm (UTC)Von Luschan's scale seems to go in and out of favor. Ditto with Fitzpatrick. I would argue that discussing those scales, even if you say "this is what we used to do" (I'm sure Dr. Russell is aware that anthropologists don't use paint chip things any more)it's important to give context. Like why people used paint chips and why they stopped.