Ethnogenesis from the Geographical Point of View (Landscape and Ethnos, IX)
L. N. Gumilëv
AbstractThe author deals with the question whether biological evolution of species Homo sapiens is continuing under conditions established civilizations. He replies in affirmative, but qualifies his answer. The modern man affects behavioral patterns rather than anatomical or physiologic traits, and reflected a greater capacity for adaptation an expansion area settlement improvement particular phenotype. analyzed best terms ethnos, ethnic group. Two states ethnos are distinguished: persistent (static) state, which may be said to stagnate, each generation copies previous generation, life adapted landscape; historical (dynamic) new breaks paths, landscape needs economy, strives expand its settlement.
Soviet geography