Take a deeper look into the age-related body modifications of the Maya with the first permanent ritual babies undertake to become a complete person. 

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Dive into this exploration of Mayan culture and body conceptualization through the discussion of dental modification.

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Tiesler, V., Lozada, M. C., & Scherer, A. K. (2018). Head Shaping and Tooth Modification Among the Classic Maya of the Usumacinta River Kingdoms. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press.

Geller, Pamela L. 2006 Altering Identities: Body Modification and the Pre-Columbian Maya. In Social Archaeology of Funerary Remains, Oxford: Oxbow Books. 

Houston, Stephen D., David Stuart, and Karl Taube, 2006, The Memory of Bones: Body, Being, and Experience among the Classic Maya. University of Texas Press, Austin.

Serafin, Masson, M. A., Peraza Lope, C., Kennett, D. J., & George, R. J. (2022). Social Identity and Dental Modification at the Postclassic Maya Urban Centre of Mayapan. Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 32(1), 117–135. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959774321000342

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A quick guide to understanding this highly politicized form of body modification.

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         Berger, E., Yang, L., & Ye, W. (2019). Foot binding in a Ming dynasty cemetery near Xi’an, China. International Journal of Paleopathology, 24, 79–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp.2018.09.005
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