▁Western ▁Central ▁Asia , ▁head ed ▁by ▁Nikol ai ▁K is ly akov ; ▁ ▁Si ber ia , ▁head ed ▁by ▁V . ▁N . ▁Ch ern et so v ; ▁ ▁India , ▁Indones ia , ▁and ▁the ▁Far ▁East , ▁head ed ▁by ▁Nikol ay ▁Ky un er ; ▁ ▁The ▁Early ▁Stage ▁of ▁the ▁Prime val ▁Society , ▁Australia ▁and ▁O ce ania , ▁head ed ▁by ▁Isa ak ▁V inn ik ov ; ▁ ▁North , ▁Central ▁and ▁South ▁America , ▁head ed ▁by ▁S . ▁A . ▁Stern berg ; ▁ ▁Africa , ▁head ed ▁by ▁D mit rii ▁Ale k see v ich ▁Old er og ge ; ▁ ▁Arch ae ology , ▁head ed ▁by ▁S . ▁N . ▁Z amy at n in ; ▁ ▁Phys ical ▁Anth rop ology , ▁head ed ▁by ▁B . ▁N . ▁V ish ne v sk ii . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Anth rop ology , ▁Arch ae ology ▁and ▁Eth n ography ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Anth rop ology ▁and ▁Eth n ography . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁of ▁the ▁I AE ▁The ▁I AE ▁brought ▁together ▁eth n ograph ers ▁ ▁and ▁physical ▁anth rop olog ists ▁from ▁throughout ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁to ▁research ▁the ▁physical - const itution al ▁and ▁so cio - histor ic ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁Political ▁leaders ▁had ▁set ▁the ▁anth rop olog ists ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁showing