Bonus Episode: Maya 101
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English - May 17, 2020 21:08 - 1 hour - 64.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 222 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: S02E02 - The Man Who Would Not Die
Next Episode: S02E03 - Firewalkers
To prepare for S02E04, we present a quick overview of Maya culture we're calling Maya 101. Listen in awe as Jeb distills 3000 years of Maya culture down into 90 mins!
An influential book mentioned by Jeb: A Forest of Kings
Notes:
Preclassic 1500 BC – 250 AD
Classic Period 250-1000 AD
Early 250-600 AD Late 600-1000 ADPostclassic 900-1520 AD
Early 900-1200 Late 1200-1520 ADThe stunning pyramid complex of El Mirador
Example of Olmec Heads mentioned (Wikimedia)
Link to image of the stunning scale of El Mirador. (drawing by T.L. Rutledge)
Yuri Valentinovich researcher
Bishop Diego de Landa the priest who demanded Maya language be written for him
(If David Anderson has his Star Wars story written down or recorded anywhere and I find it, I'll link to it here.)