Skull Measurement, Runcu, Gorj, 1930
"Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum

Skull Measurement, Runcu, Gorj, 1930

Iosif Berman · 1930

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"Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum

The study of the community from Runcu in the aspect of the health of the inhabitants was done by the health team coordinated by Dr. D.C. Georgescu. Anthropometric measurements, blood tests and medical consultations brought into question the endemic diseases in the area and their treatment possibilities. The picture shows the measurement of the cranial box of an old man. The result of the measurements of the cranial boxes, the height, the analysis of the eye and hair color was used in compiling statistics and was the basis for the development of anthropology in Romania. On the initiative and under the direction of Professor Dimitrie Gusti from 29 June to 18 August 1930, a team of 60 monographers methodically and analytically researched all areas of his life - cosmological, biological, psychological, historical, economic, spiritual, political-administrative, at Runcu, Gorj, village (documentary attestation in 1486) situated at the foothills of the Vâcan Mountains in Sohodolului Gorge. Following this thorough investigation we defined the Romanian concepts about the theory and technique of sociological monography that in the coming years began to be known and applied also by researchers from other countries in Europe. Photography, cacherata on a cardboard sheet, with the humorous information: region, locality, title (in Romanian, French, German), date, photographer.

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