Tag: travel
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The Ancestral Pueblo
The Ancestral Pueblo of what’s now called the American Southwest mastered the art of living in dry and arid conditions. Their ability to adapt their settlement patterns in response to […]
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Danger in Wyoming
Story time at ArchaeoEd. Once upon a time, Ed almost lost his life on an Indian reservation in Wyoming. Support the show Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed Bars and Dots, […]
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Rapa Nui
SHOW NOTES: Rapa Nui is one of the world’s most remote islands and home to an amazing ancient civilization. Actually not that ancient – the Rapa Nui people are still here and […]
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The Inca Capital City of Cuzco
Cuzco was the capital city of the ancient Inca Empire. Set in a lush valley high up in the Andes, it was arguably the most sophisticated city in the entire […]
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Inca Origins
Inca creation stories speak of previous eras, floods, and the eventual creation of the best of peoples – the Inca. Four brothers and four sisters take an epic journey to […]
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The Aztec Capital of Tenochtitlan
Nestled in the Valley of Mexico, the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was the largest city ever built in the pre-Columbian Americas. Its daily mixture of violence and beauty was […]
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Aztec Origins – S6 E4
The Aztecs were Mesoamerica’s mightiest empire. But how did they get there? Well, it all started in a place called Aztlan. SHOW NOTES: Michael Smith’s book on the Aztecs […]
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How I Mapped Palenque – Part 5
This where the audio link should be. In May and June of 1999, Ed and his mapping crew were hard at work puzzling out western Palenque. More deadly snakes, collapsed […]
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How I Mapped Palenque – Part 4
The year was 1999. Ed and his crew started year two of the Palenque Mapping Project. Ed recounts the story – snakes, pyramids, tombs, and a visit from the President […]
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Tiwanaku
The ancient city of Tiwanaku ruled the Southern Andes for 1000 years. From the Pacific Ocean to the Amazon, their empire spread far and wide. 12,500 ft asl on […]