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...

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Published in:Material religion
Main Author: Laycock, Joseph P. 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2015]
In: Material religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 164-188
Further subjects:B Tanya Luhrmann
B crystal skulls
B Native American religion
B interpretive drift
B Tibet
B Ufology
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)