Life and Achievements of Henry Otley Beyer

10 Questions

What led to his promotion from being a janitor to a scientist?

Exposure to museum's data and writing about Philippine legends

Where did he earn his masters and doctorate in anthropology?

University of Chicago

What breakthrough in Philippine anthropology had already occurred when he returned to the Philippines to teach at the University of the Philippines?

Tabon Cave finds

What theory did Jocano propose based on the findings in Tabon Cave, Java, and Peking?

Core population theory

What evidence did Jocano use to support his core population theory?

Fossil evidence of premodern and modern human fossils in the region

What was the main argument of Jocano's core population theory?

That the core population evolved in the region and later groups trickled in

In which countries were bone fragments found with the same age and features as those in Tabon Cave?

Java, Indonesia and Peking, China

What did Jocano teach while working on his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago?

At the University of Chicago

Which newspaper serialized his writings about Philippine legends?

Manila Times

Which high school teaching supplement was interested in including his serialized writings?

Diwang Kayumanggi

Study Notes

Robert B. Fox

Graduated in Chemistry from Iowa State University
Master's degree in Chemistry from the University of Denver
Volunteered to teach in the Philippines during the American colonization
Lived among the Ifugaos in the Cordilleras, married Lingaya Gambuk, daughter of an ugao chief
Pursued doctoral studies in anthropology at Harvard University
Lectured at the University of the Philippines

Early Life of William Henry Scott

Born on July 10, 1921, in Detroit, Michigan to a Protestant family
Interest in archeology sparked by a scholarship at Cranbrook School in Michigan
Joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 and fought during World War II until 1946
Taught and studied in China with the Episcopalian mission from 1946 to 1949
Deported from China after the communist takeover in 1949

Academic Pursuits of William Henry Scott

Enrolled in Chinese language and literature at Yale University in 1951
Earned a master's degree at Columbia University
Served in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953
Taught English and history at St. Mary's School in Sagada, Mt. Province
Earned a Ph.D. in the Philippines, exposing him to museum data
Wrote about Philippine legends surrounding plant and animal life, serialized in Manila Times
Promoted from janitor to research aid to scientist
Earned a master's and doctorate in anthropology at the University of Chicago

Tabon Cave Finds and Core Population Theory

Tabon Cave skull cap discovery by local birds nest hunters
Dr. Robert B. Fox, chief anthropologist, received the skull cap at the National Museum
The discovery challenged the migration theory of different ethnic groups in the Cordilleras
William Henry Scott's core population theory suggests that early human fossils in Java, Peking, and Tabon Cave belong to one population
Premodern humans in the region gave rise to contemporary Southeast Asians through genetic accretions