Description:
David MacRitchie's groundbreaking 1884 historical and anthropological study exploring the ethnological evidence of early, dark-skinned indigenous populations in Ancient Britain.
Brief description: David MacRitchie (1851-1925) was a Scottish folklorist, antiquarian, and leading voice in 19th-century ethnology. A prominent member of the Folklore Society and the Royal Anthropological Institute, MacRitchie is best known for his euhemeristic theories, proposing that the mythological beings in Celtic folklore were based on real, indigenous tribes. His controversial and heavily researched 1884 work, Ancient and Modern Britons, remains a deeply fascinating and significant text in the study of early British history and ethnology.