Mesoamerican
Americanadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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A professor of Mesoamerican art and writing at the University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Stuart compares the challenges of 19th-century Mayanists and Egyptologists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
The scent of copal, a tree resin used by Mesoamerican cultures for spiritual, medicinal and practical rituals, wafts through the space.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2024
Aguiñiga is binational, born in San Diego and raised in Tijuana, and her sculptures, installations and community-based projects involve traditional Mesoamerican craft processes and forms made contemporary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
The six-foot woman, carved in pale stone, wears a peaked headdress, circular earrings and the wide hip belt and kneepads of an ancient Mesoamerican athlete.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
A few decades ago, many researchers would have included jump- starting Andean civilization on the honor roll of Mesoamerican accomplishments.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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