Ed Barnhart: Maya, Aztec, Inca, and Lost Civilizations of South America | Lex Fridman Podcast #446

30 Sept 2024 · 73 min
1:13:12

Archaeologist Ed Barnhart traces hidden civilizations across the Americas, from Amazonian earthworks to Peruvian sites like Caral dating to 3200 BCE. He tracks a religious symbol called the deity of the fangs across cultures from Chavín to the Inca, and discusses how psychedelics shaped ritual practice. New genomic evidence suggests humans reached the Americas 30,000 to 60,000 years ago, far earlier than the traditional 12,500-year estimate.

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