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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2015]
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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 |
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Volltext (Publisher) |
