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In this captivating episode, we are joined by Dr. Edwin Barnhart - referred to throughout the conversation as Ed - an archaeologist, explorer, and instructor with nearly three decades of field experience. As the Director of the Maya Exploration Center and host of the ArchaeoEd podcast, Ed has carved out a distinguished career as both a researcher and a storyteller. His contributions to the field extend across academic publications, documentaries, and groundbreaking fieldwork that have advanced our understanding of ancient civilizations, particularly in the Americas.

In this episode, Dr. Brian S. Bauer, a Full Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, takes us on a journey through his archaeological investigations of ancient South American landscapes. Specializing in archaeological and ethnohistorical methods, Dr. Bauer draws on decades of fieldwork to reveal how astronomy, architecture, and mythology were intricately woven into the spiritual life of the Inca.

In this episode, Dr. Robert Weiner, an archaeologist in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, offers a deep dive into the ancient Chacoan road networks in the U.S. Southwest. Specializing in religion, cognition, and mind, Dr. Weiner collaborates closely with the Navajo Nation, combining archaeological research with indigenous knowledge to interpret these monumental landscapes. Far from serving purely practical purposes, the extensive network of Chacoan roads reflects a complex interaction between architecture, astronomy, mythology, and spirituality. Dr.

In this engaging podcast episode, Dr. Robert Barratt, a research scientist at Queen’s University in Belfast, discusses his innovative application of computer code to investigate the astronomical alignments of Neolithic structures. Dr. Barratt converted the tables from Astronomical Algorithms into functional code, using them to generate precise 3D simulations of ancient temples and circles.