Walsh, Jane MacLaren and Toppping, Brett. 2018. The Man Who Invented Aztec Crystal Skulls - The Adventures of Eugène Boban. New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books.
Eugène Boban began life in humble circumstances in Paris, traveled to the California Gold Rush, and later became a recognized authority on pre-Columbian cultures. He invented an entire category of archaeological artifact: the Aztec crystal skul, which by his own admission, he successfully "palmed off" a number of them on Europe's leading museums
