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1. FALSEHOOD ON THE MOVE. THE AZTEC CHILDREN AND SCIENCE IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY.

Author

PODGORNY, IRINA

Subjects
*AZTEC children, *ETHNOLOGY, *MICROCEPHALY, *PHYSIOGNOMY, *HISTORY of pathology, *HUMAN abnormalities, *HISTORY of historiography, *DWARFISM, *NINETEENTH century, *HISTORY
Abstract

The article presents information on the Aztec children, two children with microcephaly who were allegedly kidnapped from a city located in Central America in the 19th century. Topics include elements of racism in science and ethnology in the period, perceptions of dwarfism and human abnormalities, and interest in Mexican civilizations during the 19th century. Other topics include works on Aztec ruins and civilization and antiquarian Adrien de Longpérier's arguments again the Aztec children.

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2014

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