Huichol Ethnography and Archaeological Interpretation
The Huichol Indians of western Mexico inhabit one of the most isolated and inaccessible areas of Middle America. This isolation has meant that their aboriginal culture has survived with relatively few major modifications since the period of first contact with Western culture. This situation offers a...
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1990-11-01
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| description | The Huichol Indians of western Mexico inhabit one of the most isolated and inaccessible areas of Middle America. This isolation has meant that their aboriginal culture has survived with relatively few major modifications since the period of first contact with Western culture. This situation offers a unique opportunity to the anthropologist searching for ways to better understand native culture in the area of Mesoamerica. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-22526548065f43bd9ef9450c820b55d82022-12-21T23:31:10ZengUniversity College LondonPapers from the Institute of Archaeology2041-90151990-11-011010.5334/pia.359Huichol Ethnography and Archaeological InterpretationThe Huichol Indians of western Mexico inhabit one of the most isolated and inaccessible areas of Middle America. This isolation has meant that their aboriginal culture has survived with relatively few major modifications since the period of first contact with Western culture. This situation offers a unique opportunity to the anthropologist searching for ways to better understand native culture in the area of Mesoamerica.https://student-journals.ucl.ac.uk/pia/article/id/282/ethnographyIndians |
| spellingShingle | Huichol Ethnography and Archaeological Interpretation Papers from the Institute of Archaeology ethnography Indians |
| title | Huichol Ethnography and Archaeological Interpretation |
| title_full | Huichol Ethnography and Archaeological Interpretation |
| title_fullStr | Huichol Ethnography and Archaeological Interpretation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Huichol Ethnography and Archaeological Interpretation |
| title_short | Huichol Ethnography and Archaeological Interpretation |
| title_sort | huichol ethnography and archaeological interpretation |
| topic | ethnography Indians |
| url | https://student-journals.ucl.ac.uk/pia/article/id/282/ |