| The Young Woman of Amajac | |
|---|---|
| La joven de Amajac | |
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| Material | Limestone |
| Long | 60 cm (24 in) |
| Height | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Width | 25 cm (9.8 in) |
| Created | Postclassic period (c. 1451–1521 CE) |
| Discovered | 1 January 2021 Hidalgo Amajac, Álamo Temapache Municipality, Veracruz |
| Discovered by | Local farmers |
| Present location | Recinto Cultural Hidalgo Amajac |
| Coordinates | 20°54′15.1″N 97°37′42.0″W / 20.904194°N 97.628333°W |
| Culture | Huastec |
 Recinto Cultural Hidalgo Amajac | |
The Young Woman of Amajac[1][2] (Spanish: La joven de Amajac, pronounced [aˈmaxak] in Spanish) is a pre-Hispanic sculpture depicting an indigenous woman. It was discovered by farmers in January 2021 in the Huasteca region, in eastern Mexico.
It is not known who it may symbolize, although researchers consider it to be a goddess or a ruler. The piece was on temporary display at Mexico City's National Museum of Anthropology and, since August 2022, been on display in the town where it was found, in Álamo Temapache Municipality, Veracruz.
A replica of the sculpture was slated to officially replace Monument to Christopher Columbus along Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma, which was removed in 2020 but it was later occupied by the Glorieta de las mujeres que luchan, a space for protest against violence suffered by women in the country set up by feminists in 2021. Instead, the replica was installed on an adjacent traffic island.
- ^ Agren, David (12 October 2021). "Mexico City to replace Columbus statue with pre-Hispanic sculpture of woman". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Pre-Hispanic woman sculpture replaces Columbus in Mexico". The Washington Post. Mexico City. Associated Press. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.