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The man who invented Aztec crystal skulls : the adventures of Eugáene Boban

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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.

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Berghahn Books
1789200954 / 9781789200959
Hardback
29/11/2018
United Kingdom
English
348 pages
23 cm