Albert Ernest Jenks

Albert Ernest Jenks
Albert Ernest Jenks (1869–1953) was an American anthropologist and writer, known for his contributions to the study of indigenous peoples and early human migrations. He is best known for his work "The Wild Rice Gatherers of the Upper Lakes", which examined Native American agriculture and food-gathering practices. Jenks also played a significant role in the field of physical anthropology, particularly through his research on the Bontoc Igorot people of the Philippines, detailed in his book "The Bontoc Igorot." He was instrumental in advancing the understanding of early human development and migration patterns in North America.

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Preface After an expedition of two months in September, October, and November, 1902, among the people of northern Luzon it was decided that the Igorot of Bontoc pueblo, in the Province of Lepanto-Bontoc, are as typical of the primitive mountain agriculturist of Luzon as any group visited, and that ethnologic investigations directed from Bontoc pueblo would enable the investigator to show the culture of... more...