The controversial history of the crystal skulls: a case study in interpretive drift
In the nineteenth century, several skulls carved from rock crystal appeared in the holdings of European collectors. The provenance of the skulls was unknown and experts regarded them as pre-Columbian artifacts. In the twentieth century, two very different histories formed about these objects. Throug...
Published in: | Material religion |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2015]
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Material religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 164-188 |
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Tanya Luhrmann
B crystal skulls B Native American religion B interpretive drift B Tibet B Ufology |
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