200 years of Lithuanian anthropology.

Lithuanian physical anthropology developed quite changably, having its ups and dawns, connected with the history of the country: wars, the periods of occupation and independence. The history of Lithuanian anthropology can be divided into following periods: initial (the 1st half of the 19th c.), until independence of Republic of Lithuania (the 2nd half of the 19th c. and the beginning of the 20th c.), the time between two world wars, and the post-war, or the present period.