Maya Tooth Bling: Dental Modification as Status and Identity
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Lucas and Luna dive into the surprising world of Maya dental modification — the practice of filing, drilling, and inlaying precious stones into teeth as a marker of social status and identity. They explore the types of modifications, the materials used (jadeite, hematite, pyrite, turquoise), the drilling techniques that predate modern dentistry, and what these practices reveal about Maya aesthetics, trade networks, and cosmology. The conversation also touches on the gender and age distribution of dental work, its decline after the Spanish conquest, and how modern dentistry has helped archaeologists identify ancient burials. A blend of archaeology, anthropology, and a touch of Cosmology connects this episode to the broader Maya civilization series.
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