John Reed Swanton (1873-1958), was influenced by Franz Boasthe founder of the relativistic, culture-centered school of American anthropology that became dominant in the 20th century More as a student, going on to get a Ph.D. at Harvard in 1900. He wrote numerous articles and created monographs of the Indians of the Southeast on everything from languages, religionan organized system of beliefs expressed through rituals and symbols and concerned with the supernatural in some way; the way a society holds itself together and "sells" its ethics and standards to the next generation - no culture has ever survived without religion More, social organizations, material cultureMaterial culture: all tangible objects, which are created, used, kept, and/or left behind by past and present cultures. In other words, the physical evidence of human experience. Material culture may be dwellings, pottery, tools, furniture, weapons, ornaments, art, and/or complete structures of cities. and mobility of tribes. His research became know as ethno-historystudy of cultures, populations, and groups of people from the recent past; researching through oral and personal histories, explorers' journals and diaries, writings of missionaries, traders, and travelers and mainly dealt with Native American cultures; but today ethno-history research includes maps, music, paintings, photography, folkloreFolklore refers to the collection of traditional stories, myths, legends, and beliefs that have been passed down orally or through practice within a cultural group. Folklore reflects shared identities and values in narratives by multiple storytellers. More, oral traditions, museum collections and even the origins of place names.
