This winter, we are celebrating the festive season by honouring 25 amazing women in STEM, some of which you might not know of!
Zelia Nuttall
Archaeologist and anthropologist
6 Sep 1857 – 12 Apr 1933
USA
Zelia Nuttall was a Mexican-American archaeologist who rescued, translated and published pre-Columbian Mesoamerican manuscripts. She also studied small terracotta heads from Teotihuacan, and discovered a site of human sacrifice on the Isla de Sacrificios. She challenged the idea that ancient Mexicans were “bloodthirsty savages”, and advocated for Mexicans to reclaim their indigenous heritage.
For more on Zelia Nuttall:
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/archaeologist-who-helped-mexico-find-glory-its-past-180970700/
- https://trowelblazers.com/zelia-nutall/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelia_Nuttall
- https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/a-crowning-achievement-zelia-nuttall-in-czarist-russia/
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