The South-American Connection Gaston Maspero, Egyptology and Americanist Archaeology at Montevideo (Uruguay), 1868
In 1867, young Gastón Máspero arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay, to translate a book written by the Argentine historian Vicente Fidel López, who, while during his exile conducted his campaign to run for office, also devoted himself to Quechua and the linguistics from...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2004-05-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the History of Archaeology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.archaeologybulletin.org/article/view/187 |
| Summary: | In 1867, young Gastón Máspero arrived in Montevideo,
Uruguay, to translate a book written by the Argentine historian Vicente Fidel López,
who, while during his exile conducted his campaign to run for office, also devoted
himself to Quechua and the linguistics from Perú. The year he spent in Montevideo
coincided with the presence of other travelers, antiquarians and pioneers of archaeology
in South America, as well as with the exhibition of major Egyptian collections at Buenos
Aires and Rio de Janeiro. He was in the right place at the right time. Eventually, in
spite of having concentrated on Egyptology, would never lost contact with Americanism or
with the South American countries. |
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| ISSN: | 1062-4740 2047-6930 |