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Archaeology and nationalism in Guatemala at the time of independence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos
Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos*
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Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Escuela de Historia, 46 calle 2-54 zona 12, Guatemala 01012. ofchinch@kirika.uvg.edu.gt
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Abstract

Exploratory expeditions in 1834, sponsored by the newly independent state of Guatemala, researched on sites such as Copan, Iximche and Utatlan. The political, literary and social climate was such that a pre-Hispanic past was eagerly sought. This paper offers an intriguing insight into early Latin American archaeology.

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GuatemalaJosé Cecilio del ValleMexicoMayanationalism
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Antiquity , Volume 72 , Issue 276 , June 1998 , pp. 376 - 386
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1998

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