Wenner Gren Casts

The Museum boasts a substantial collection of the famous Wenner-Gren casts of fossil hominids.  As described in Cartmill and Hylander’s 1973 publication, these casts were made with great care to exacting dimensional accuracy. Revolutionary casting techniques (e.g. the use of record casts) introduced by this series of casts were later incorporated into the procedures in use in the Laboratory of Physical Anthropology.

These casts are both on display in the exhibit halls of the Museum and available for study in the Laboratory of Physical Anthropology.

Bibliography

______ 1970.The Wenner-Gren Foundation Casting Program Cast Brochure.
New York: The Wenner Gren Foundation for Anthropological
Research, Inc.

______ 1972- 1973.The Wenner-Gren Foundation Casting Program Cast Brochure.
New York: The Wenner Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.

Cartmill, M. And Hylander, W.L.  1973. On the Production , Marketing and Utilization of the Wenner-Gren Casts.  Year book of Physical Anthropology, 17:219-232