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Robert L. Carneiro

American anthropologist (1927-2020)

  • Fame41.5
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia346
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Lived 1927–2020, aged 93United States
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    8 languages
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  • Era
    1927–2020
    Aged 93
  • Awards
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    recognised work
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Updated 2026-06-14

Robert Leonard Carneiro was an American anthropologist and curator of the American Museum of Natural History who is widely held to be one of the prominent sociocultural evolutionists. He is mostly known for his Circumscription theory which explains how early political states may have formed as a result of interactions between environmental constraints, population pressures, and warfare.

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