Curating Ancient American Artifacts
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Researching Ancient American Anthropology
Discovering Ancient Mayan Social Structures
The Ancient Mayans used a social structure that valued each class for its unique contributions to the success of a settlement.
Each settlement had a high priest who was usually male.
The high priest's immediate family served as his council.
Both men and women of the council served as spiritual priests and priestesses for the settlement.
Nobles included scribes, record keepers, and non-immediate
family members who served as minor leaders of the settlement.
Merchants and artisans crafted wares of all kinds and sold them at the settlement's market each day.
Agronomists, hunters, guards, and laborers were the backbone
of each settlement and provided the entire settlement with food, protection, and other vital services.