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The man who invented Aztec crystal skulls
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- Book Synopsis
- Eugène Boban began life in humble circumstances in Paris, traveled to the California Gold Rush, and later became a recognized authority on pre-Columbian cultures. He also invented an entire category of archaeological artifact: the Aztec crystal skull. By his own admission, he successfully "palmed off" a number of these crystal skulls on the curators of Europe's leading museums. How could that happen, and who was this man? Detailed are the travels, self-education, and archaeological explorations of Eugène Boban; this book also explores the circumstances that allowed him to sell fakes to museums that would remain undetected for over a century.
- About The Author
- Jane MacLaren Walsh, anthropologist emerita at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, is an internationally recognized authority on crystal skulls and other fake pre-Columbian antiquities. Her most recent research combines geology and archaeology in a study of the iconic stone faces of Teotihuacan.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781789200959
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, (29 November 2018)
- Number of Pages
- 348
- Weight
- 640 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 160 x 152 x 23 mm
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