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Nature 408, 755 (14 December 2000) | doi:10.1038/35048713
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Restoring faith in anthropology
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Abstract
Rebuttals of a controversial book that alleges malpractice by distinguished anthropologists have so far confused rather than clarified the situation. An independent inquiry is urgently needed.
American anthropologists are going through a traumatic episode that calls for decisive and definitive action. Journalist Patrick Tierney has written a book — Darkness in El Dorado: How Scientists and Journalists Devastated the Amazon — that alleges scientific misconduct by high-profile members of the anthropological community.
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