"Atypically gendered burials are generally excluded as “outliers” in excavation reports and subsequent research, relying on anachronistic idea that historical societies followed a system of sex, gender & sexuality aligning with 19th-century western standards" lmao
Gender & trans / non-binary archeology will see justice and recognition brought to the hundred of ancient cultures noted for gender diversity... As an example, to see documentaries of all white archeology teams dig up native American graves and say so confidently "yup, that's a cis man and that's a cis woman" is ignorant erasure at best and blatant disrespect at worst to fit their culture and history into western 19th century standards / perceptions of gender and sexuality.
Do give regard and pay respect to the following, among others: Muxhe, Winkte, Alyha/Alhya, Hwame, Ninauposkitzipxpe, Biza’ah, Quariwarmi / Kariwarmi, Lhamana, Bloka egla wa ke, Asegi, Ayagigux', Tayagigux', Baté, Hemaneh and the list goes on! Do not erase the people of the country you claim to love. Justice and liberty for all, ya dig?
Keep in mind the bias of Spanish missionaries and colonizers when they write accounts of people, since they most often cannot see past bias of "there a women in male clothing and men in female clothing" and "they commit sodomy as it were permitted" or "some men go about as the women do & vice versa"
Recognize the Natives 🪶 recognize their genders 🌸
Skeletons found with items that don’t align with their estimated sex are usually excluded from research – but that assumes a 19th century vi
