Question

The roots of today's anthropology emerged from very early accounts of travelers in previous centuries. what about these accounts helped fuel anthropological inquiry?

Answer 1

Early accounts of ethnic groups and their cultures and habits came from scientific travelers like George M. Dawson who became director of the Geological Survey of Canada. In his travels in Canada to explore its mineral potential, he encountered many native groups who he described and also wrote of their languages so this is an example of how early travelers laid the foundation for the studies of later anthropologists.