Smithsonian Institution expeditions to Mexico
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The Smithsonian Institution expeditions to Mexico were a series of early 20th-century archaeological and anthropological field campaigns that investigated pre-Columbian cultures and sites across Mexico.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropological field campaign
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archaeological expedition series ⓘ |
| affiliation | Bureau of American Ethnology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionType |
ethnographic objects from Mexico
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pre-Columbian artifacts ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Smithsonian collections of Mexican archaeology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| dataCollected |
artifacts
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field notes ⓘ maps of archaeological sites ⓘ photographs ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Smithsonian Institution Annual Reports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
anthropology
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archaeology ⓘ |
| focus |
indigenous peoples of Mexico
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pre-Columbian cultures ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
Maya cultural area
NERFINISHED
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central Mexico ⓘ southern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Smithsonian Institution anthropologists
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Smithsonian Institution archaeologists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early U.S. institutional research in Mexican archaeology ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Mesoamerican archaeology in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| location | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
artifact collection
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photographic documentation ⓘ site survey ⓘ systematic excavation ⓘ |
| organizer | Smithsonian Institution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Smithsonian Institution research programs ⓘ |
| purpose |
archaeological survey
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ethnographic documentation ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| researchArea |
Mesoamerican archaeology
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cultural anthropology ⓘ pre-Columbian archaeology ⓘ |
| result |
archaeological field reports
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museum collections of Mexican artifacts ⓘ scholarly publications on Mexican archaeology ⓘ |
| sponsor | United States National Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | early 1900s ⓘ |
| subjectOf | history of archaeology in Mexico ⓘ |
| temporalContext | post-porfirian Mexico ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOf | international scientific expedition ⓘ |
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