ArchaeoEd Podcast

Ever wonder how Ed became an archaeologist?  Well here's the story.  The year was 1990 and the place was Copan, Honduras.  A field school experience for the record books!Support the show

Fact - Peru's first pyramids are earlier than Egypt's  Not only did they start earlier, they were built for centuries longer.  Join Ed as the explains Peru's first  civilizations from 3500-200 BCE.Support the show

3500 years ago, Poverty Point was a thriving city of over 5000 people in the bayous of northern Louisiana.  Despite not having agriculture or even ceramics, those people built North America's 2nd largest pyramid-mound.Support the show

The final chapter of the Palenque Mapping Project, Season 1.  More snakes, more temples, and a robbery at gun point!  I got by with a little help from my friends.Talk With HistoryA Historian and Navy Veteran talk about traveling to historic locations and examine...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Support the show

The continued story of how I mapped Palenque - still in 1998, field season 1 of 3.  In this episode - forest fires, mangos, and skinny dipping.The Wild West ExtravaganzaTrue tales from the old west covering the real life people and events that...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Mindful ConsumingConversations that focus on supporting a deeper connection with our spending power.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

From 1998 to 2000, I led the Palenque Mapping Project.  In this episode I'll share the behind the scenes story of how I got the job and the strange things that happened while making the map.Support the show

The Wari were a civilization of 100's of 1000's of people living in the Andes between 500 and 1000 CE.  Never heard of them?  You're not alone.  In this episode, I'll tell you about them and explain why I believe they were the inspiration for the later Inca Empire.Support the show

Mississippian civilization honored its dead by laying them to rest in pyramidal burial mounds.  But why?  What did it mean to them and where did they get the idea to do it?  In this episode, we'll discuss that tradition - including its origins and evolution.  Support the show

In the centuries before Columbus, millions of people lived in what's now the eastern United States.  Today, we call that Mississippian Civilization.  In this episode, I'll discuss what we think we know about their religion.Support the show

For most people, Indiana Jones is the archetypal archaeologist.  But is he?  Indie is a lot of things, but a good archaeologist isn't one of them!  Join Dr. Ed as he separates fact from fiction. Support the show

The trailer to begin Season 4 of ArchaeoEdSupport the show

About 4000 years ago, the civilizations of Mesoamerica created the world's first team sport - older by centuries than any other.  It was played with a big rubber ball, in a stone-built ball court, and enjoyed from the Chihuahua Desert to the rainforests of Honduras.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

In this episode I'll ask the age old question - who's a good dog?   Dogs were man's best friend in Americas for 1000's of years, from Alaska to the tip of Chile.  They were pets, cargo haulers, hunting companions, guides to the afterlife, and at times, food.  Join me as I discuss what I know about dogs in the ancient Americas.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

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 and aid them to reach an altered state of consciousness through which to interact with the supernatural otherworld.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

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 them.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

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 stories about my dear friend Moi.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

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, and how the Dresden Codex contains important links between the past and present uses of the sacred Tzolk'in calendar.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

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 don't know them, they're worth knowing.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

The Moche were an amazingly advanced civilization who lived along Peru's northern coast from about 100 to 750 CE.  In this episode, I'll explain how I believe that they were monotheistic, worshipping a creator deity I call the Fanged Deity.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

The Fanged Deity is a ubiquitous character in ancient Andean art.  His identity as the same creator deity over thousands of years, through multiple cultures and from Columbia to Chile, is my own potentially paradigm shifting theory.  Join me as I explain why I believe the religions of ancient South America were essentially monotheistic.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

Season 3 is coming on September 1st!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

Part two of the last episode. Stories of my 3rd and 4th seasons mapping Ma'ax Na and some other crazy stuff that happened in my career in 1996 and 1997.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

Back in the 1990's, I discovered the ancient Maya city of Ma'ax Na in the remote jungles of Northwestern Belize.  This podcast tells the story of how I did it.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

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 scale and speed the world had never known.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

The Inca Khipu - knotted string records of the Inca Empire. The amazingly organized Inca civilization of over 10 million people was kept running smoothly through the use of the khipu, essentially the Inca "writing" system. But sadly, the world forgot how to read them. This episode will explain what they are, what we know about them, and our most recent attempts to crack the khipu code.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

Chaco Canyon is without doubt the finest ancient architecture within the modern United States. The Ancestral Pueblo built it over a 300 year period between 850-1150 CE, but the strange thing is - they barely lived there. Join me as we discuss the "Chaco Phenomenon". Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

From 1539 to 1542, Hernando de Soto led an army of Spanish conquistadors through what is now the southeastern United States. What his men saw and documented during those three years was amazing. What they did was psychotic. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

Easter Island, or as its known to its inhabitants, Rapa Nui is one of the most remote places on the planet. In this episode, Ed will discuss how the first people made it to the island, the insights their "oral traditions" reveal and how European contact turned the whole place on its head. There's much more to the Rapa Nui than the amazing statues they erected. Those famous Moai will also be discussed, but spoiler alert - they had nothing to do with aliens!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

Tulum was an ancient Maya port city on Yucatan's eastern coast and still populated when the Spanish first arrived, but strangely the conquistadors never securely identified or occupied it. Why? I think it's got something to do with the Aztecs.Great Courses Plus - free trial! Check out all four of Ed's lecture series on the Great Courses Plus. Free two week trial!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

A one minute trailer for the ArchaeoEd PodcastSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

The Nazca were a culture in Peru's desert who existed between 100 BCE and 700 CE. This episode will discuss who they were, how they lived and (of course) the famous Nazca Lines they scratched into the desert.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

Palenque is an ancient Maya city nestled into a mountainside in the rainforests of Chiapas, Mexico. This episode will talk about its dynasty, their incredible achievements in mathematics and science, and the beautiful architecture found within its ruins.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)

The ancient Hopewell civilization of Ohio. Yes, Ohio. Guess where the world's largest collection of ancient geometric earthworks are? Yep, Ohio. And some surrounding states, but mostly Ohio.Great Courses Plus - free trial! Check out all four of Ed's lecture series on the Great Courses Plus. Free two week trial!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=41783180)