Mayan women

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This reconstruccion represents either a Noblewoman or possible Courtesan (according to Dr. Stephen Houston) pertaining to the court of the Kingdoms of either Tikal or Ik during the classical period. This composite piece is not based of one single source but rather several ceramic and mural evidences located throughout the Peten, dated towards the Mayan classical period between 200 and 800 d.C. You can observe aesthetic attributes distinctive of the prehispanic mayan people such as an…

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Greg Mele
I recently read an article about new discoveries made by Shankari Patel, an anthropology graduate student at the University of California-Riverside, which states that Mayan women were in fact powerful leaders within the society. No glass ceilings existed for the Women of pre-columbian Mexico, how powerful is that? In Mesoamerica there were both female doctors and female authority figures. Mexico, Black Nonbinary, University Of California Riverside, Female Doctors, Mayan Women, Glass Ceilings, Aztec Civilization, Authority Figures, Graduate Student

I recently read an article about new discoveries made by Shankari Patel, an anthropology graduate student at the University of California-Riverside, which states that Mayan women were in fact powerful leaders within the society. No glass ceilings existed for the Women of pre-columbian Mexico, how powerful is that? In Mesoamerica there were both female doctors and female authority figures.

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Rachel