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Ts, cual rival osctch hase pupose: on, {fa chastng and roaring of ne data abo ‘Specke pepte ftinograty and Wo, ee Soren the Georobeal usercard of Far eocoouture’ ayers i gener! hoot ‘amesralve anal etoleg) "Footage re roan ees inomaton abouts fartouarsoscsal 5 term ae trang members of the soe ard The eusing wen scout, decuraris 2d agri aut et grup of Peon eopis 8 iy: fee, Tho Goveccon teeta dec 10 treo mo actos serving an atari ing iba of 2 Seeley i own as otinograpie euwork, wwoeroue to sy of 2 peop’ Mera wang ‘mir itn scour freed to ae tio fiic research. The four ot eheeraphc ‘Seios—rttarbvougn fad reseseh oy tehitre reearch™ray bo ether eyrtvane (sues fat secede me Mosay of 8 socety isportcuarparin re} oracle sce fiat amine ho seceourrl cargee son] = Pemba pest ebro tues sr conduct oy cura ardvopolopa tf. ihe mast common type ot study vees spot ‘Shnapraphe researc” folwor. Thee re a uta trasone why tore econionret str earl awopogy., Ge an ‘tush antropelsian wane boon co, fe {alan irate bay stage ot et fofltona eat bbe Wogan and oto (iostonsbl vl. Even the boot wien a Sum vary corn tapi othe epee (it node oanowor adequate ay me Sr ito sais pate ae ee Tasos syste ore ering corsa Ehange Consegvanty, he boravre ar eset Sta poose tosay may nat hav boss prota fhe ast nora hey oecaseaiy bo coreues Inte thue, Thu, ctor, antropelogts be love that eiogagnc ielowor proves te ES cpponanty clot ne tande ot cre, ‘lana compute, an peat data poe nawer tne quotons bang ase 03) (A, ‘880, Somat, 1986 lon, 1800), ‘it eny doe erage ildwor po vide antvopogy whi bet eoutee of Gta {or nvereanding tne cultures ot gtoupe Atreughut the wore, su he deciive site oodus tough stinogaphe felon proce rhropoigy a) Is best eoufoe ot 2a or Sanpete studs and analyse (eagenen & {Sranese 94) fect coeades, oa et ‘cesses sudan boing mai Be ce fSctono a moch deceive gata as posse te paslemreted rereqoh" whic fuses Upon ne enieston ol gpa daa tae ead ‘Pnvostgate partouar research gusts ct Sing heer aso ‘ving esblened the rei and va of stroopraphiervaarn fr uh anton: rt mporan fo note st hore lagen Flint among antropsgies abut the spect srr SB 2081 A Rahs Resened nen gosto dong eteopapi eeu ard o> Th researcher alae. 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