Robert J Weitlaner
Biographic Data
| ID | 4053601 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert J Weitlaner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert J |
| FAMILY NAME | Weitlaner |
| SIGNATURE | WEITLANER R J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1946 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Notes and queries
Modern Cuicatec Use of Prehistoric Sacrificial Knives
Three Mixtec human sacrificial knives of the late Postclassic period were found in 1957 at the Cuicatec village of San Andres Papalo in northern Oaxaca, Mexico. They were being used to sacrifice chickens and turkeys as offerings in curing ceremonies at a ruined prehistoric site on top of the mountain which rises above the village. Offerings of food and drink are made to the spirit of thunder who lives on the mountain top and who has power to cont…
The Mazatec Calendar
In the chapter on the Mazatec language of his 'Zentral-Amerika' Dr. Walther Lehmann mentions the fact that Dr. Wilhelm Baur had found the tonalamatl among the Mazatec Indians, but he did not give the names of the twenty days.During the months of January and February, 1936, while in Usila, a western Chinantec town, the junior author obtained information regarding a Mazatec calendar from Adalberto Gonzalez, a native ( Mazatec from Huautla Jimenez. …
Modern Cuicatec Use of Prehistoric Sacrificial Knives
Three Mixtec human sacrificial knives of the late Postclassic period were found in 1957 at the Cuicatec village of San Andres Papalo in northern Oaxaca, Mexico. They were being used to sacrifice chickens and turkeys as offerings in curing ceremonies at a ruined prehistoric site on top of the mountain which rises above the village. Offerings of food and drink are made to the spirit of thunder who lives on the mountain top and who has power to cont…
The Mazatec Calendar
In the chapter on the Mazatec language of his 'Zentral-Amerika' Dr. Walther Lehmann mentions the fact that Dr. Wilhelm Baur had found the tonalamatl among the Mazatec Indians, but he did not give the names of the twenty days.During the months of January and February, 1936, while in Usila, a western Chinantec town, the junior author obtained information regarding a Mazatec calendar from Adalberto Gonzalez, a native ( Mazatec from Huautla Jimenez. …
The Mazatec Calendar
In the chapter on the Mazatec language of his 'Zentral-Amerika' Dr. Walther Lehmann mentions the fact that Dr. Wilhelm Baur had found the tonalamatl among the Mazatec Indians, but he did not give the names of the twenty days.During the months of January and February, 1936, while in Usila, a western Chinantec town, the junior author obtained information regarding a Mazatec calendar from Adalberto Gonzalez, a native ( Mazatec from Huautla Jimenez. …
Modern Cuicatec Use of Prehistoric Sacrificial Knives
Three Mixtec human sacrificial knives of the late Postclassic period were found in 1957 at the Cuicatec village of San Andres Papalo in northern Oaxaca, Mexico. They were being used to sacrifice chickens and turkeys as offerings in curing ceremonies at a ruined prehistoric site on top of the mountain which rises above the village. Offerings of food and drink are made to the spirit of thunder who lives on the mountain top and who has power to cont…
Notes and queries
Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Latin American history and culture (2 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (1 works) · Biology (1 works) · Cave (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Conch (1 works)