Recent Posts
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S3 E7 Ancient American Drugs
Ancient Americans consumed a number of plants that Western society now view as “drugs”. But to the ancients, they weren’t just plants. They had spirits that could give them strength […]
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S3 E6 The Olmecs
The Olmecs are widely considered Mesoamerica’s “mother culture”. In this episode I’ll talk about that amazing civilization’s achievements and how recent discoveries may change what we think we know about […]
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S3 E5 Moises Morales
Moises Morales was a legend in Mexico. His contributions to our knowledge and the protection of the Maya ruins of Palenque are unparalleled. In this episode, I’ll tell you some […]
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S3 E4 260 Days in Mesoamerica
The 260 day calendar of Mesoamerica is its oldest and most enduring measurement of time. In this episode I’ll explain how it works, what it means to modern Maya people, […]
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S3 E3 The Mogollon
The Mogollon are a little known ancient civilization of the American Southwest. But you probably know them and just don’t know you know them, you know? And if you really […]
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S2 E5 Ma’ax Na Part 2 and Other Tales
Part 2 of the Ma’ax Na story. My 3rd and 4th seasons of mapping adventures at the site, plus other stories about what happened in my early archaeology career in […]
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S2 E4 How I Discovered Ma’ax Na
In 1995, I discovered a lost ancient Maya City in the jungles of Northwestern Belize and named it Ma’ax Na. This podcast is the story of how I did it.
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S2 E3 New World Contact Epidemics
The moment of contact between Europe and the Americas in the 15th century brought with it a host of infectious diseases. The result was the spread of epidemics at a […]