Relics of the past : the collecting and study of pre-Columbian antiquities in Peru and Chile, 1837-1911 /
Relics of the Past tells the story of antiquities collecting, antiquarianism, and archaeology in Peru and Chile in the second half of the nineteenth and the early twentieth century. While the role of foreign travellers and scholars dedicated to the study of South America's pre-Columbian past is...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Oxford studies in the history of archaeology.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
| Summary: | Relics of the Past tells the story of antiquities collecting, antiquarianism, and archaeology in Peru and Chile in the second half of the nineteenth and the early twentieth century. While the role of foreign travellers and scholars dedicated to the study of South America's pre-Columbian past is well documented, historians have largely overlooked the knowledge gathered and the collections formed among collectors of antiquities, antiquaries, and archaeologists born or livingin South America during this period. The landed gentry, the clergy, and an urban bourgeoisie of doctors, engineers, and ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 311 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191511486 019151148X |
