Michiko KATO    Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  ,    Position   Professor
Date	2019/07/23
Presentation Theme	Modern scientific approaches to the populations of the Celtic regions
Conference	The XVIth International Congress of Celtic Studies
Promoters	International Congress of Celtic Studies
Conference Type	International
Presentation Type	Speech (General)
Contribution Type	Individual
Venue	Bangor University, Wales, UK
Publisher and common publisher	香戸美智子
Details	In this paper, the scientific understanding of the human populations of the British Isles are traced, with a focus on the Celtic regions, from the middle of the nineteenth century to the first half of the twentieth century.The earlier period saw work by ethnologists and physical anthropologists from various perspectives, and over the turn of the twentieth century, some scientists engaged in serological discussion. Through examining their thoughts and understandings of the Celtic regions of Britain, some positive elements in their work are discovered.