Podcast

ArchaeoEd Podcast

History, Science, Social Sciences

Get ready to embark on a time-traveling adventure with the legendary archaeologist, Dr. Ed Barnhart! Let's unearth the stories of the awe-inspiring civilizations of the Americas. These are the tales that only get a fleeting mention in western history books. Tune in on the 1st of every month for a fresh episode!

Episodes
72
Releases
Monthly
Typical length
35 min
On air since
2020
Latest episode
19 hours ago

Episodes

72 episodes, newest first

  1. Columbus was a Failure - S8 E3

    Season 8, Episode 3

    Show notes

    Ed comes off the top ropes on Columbus. Not cool considering the poor guy spent half of his voyages enfeebled and bleeding from his eyes. Let's reexamine his life and achievements.

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    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    35 min
  2. The Mixtecs - S8 E2

    Season 8, Episode 2

    Show notes

    Join Ed to talk about the Mixtec Civilization of ancient Mesoamerica. We'll discuss their long history, metal working mastery, and the Saga of 8 Deer Jaguar Claw.

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    30 min
  3. The Zapotecs - S8 E1

    Season 8, Episode 1

    Show notes

    In this episode, Ed talks about the Zapotec civilization of Oaxaca, Mexico. Their origins, their important role in Mesoamerican history, and their modern descendants.

    Check out Matt Savino's book Land Without a Continent here:

    https://www.amazon.ca/Land-Without-Continent-through-Central/dp/1959099728/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.UTlMORR1FVgN6Cbielb7ag.tGLMahp3d23FF3J6qdjtifcccI2UqZoeGG-L6Ew6VqI&qid=1788216083&sr=8-1

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    33 min
  4. One More Thing - Rapa Nui S6 E8 Bonus

    Season 6, Episode 8

    Show notes

    One more thing about Rapa Nui's one and only town - Hanga Roa. I love that place.

    Season 8 of ArchaeoEd begins September 1st!

    Want an ArchaeoEd shirt or hat? They're available through this link:

    https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    5 min
  5. One More Thing - Cuzco - S6 E7 Bonus

    Season 6, Episode 7

    Show notes

    One more thing about the Inca capital city of Cuzco. Did you know it had astronomical towers?

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    5 min
  6. One More Thing - Inca Origins - S6 E6 Bonus

    Season 6, Episode 6

    Show notes

    One more thing about the chronicles of Bernabe Cobo and what he recorded about the Inca creation story.

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    6 min
  7. One More Thing - Tenochtitlan - S6 E5 Bonus

    Season 6, Episode 5

    Show notes

    One more thing about the amazing hydraulic engineering skills of the Aztecs. Have you ever heard of the Dike of Nezahualcoyotl?

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    6 min
  8. One More Thing - Aztec Origins S6 E4 Bonus

    Season 6, Episode 4

    Show notes

    One more thing about the previous creations of the Aztec origin story and how long they lasted.

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    13 min
  9. One More Thing - Part 6 of How I Mapped Palenque - S6 E3 Bonus

    Season 6, Episode 3

    Show notes

    One more thing about my many encounters with monkey's while leading the Palenque Mapping Project.

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    5 min
  10. One More Thing - Part 5 of How I Mapped Palenque - S6 E2 Bonus

    Season 6, Episode 2

    Show notes

    One More Thing about Moises Morales. The man was a magician!

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    2 min
  11. One More Thing - Part 4 of How I Mapped Palenque - S6 E1 Bonus

    Season 6, Episode 1

    Show notes

    In this One More Thing, now released from its Patreon only status, Ed explains how international press once almost got the project cancelled.

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    3 min
  12. One More Thing about Tiwanaku S5 E9 Bonus

    Season 5, Episode 9

    Show notes

    A little discussion of Tiwanaku's most famous part - Puma Punku. We'll talk about the research there and if we've made any recent progress understanding it.

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    8 min
  13. One More Thing - Copan 1997 - S5 E8 Bonus

    Season 5, Episode 8

    Show notes

    One more thing about my time on the excavation team at Copan. Above the Margarita tomb we found the Xukpih Stone. I've got some creative ideas about what its hieroglyphic texts say.

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    7 min
  14. One More Thing - Ancient Warriors - S5 E7 Bonus

    Season 5, Episode 7

    Show notes

    One more thing about the Season 5 episode on Ancient American Weapons - about the warriors of the Pacific Northwest coast. Intensely prideful people with a penchant for violence, but also great lovers of the arts.

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    7 min
  15. One More Thing - Linda Schele - S5 E6 Bonus

    Season 5, Episode 6

    Show notes

    This summer, I'm going to release my old bonus episodes that were previously only for Patreon supporters. One More Thing is just like it sounds - one more thing about my main monthly podcasts. This first one is about S5 E6 - Linda Schele. Enjoy!

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    4 min
  16. Chavin de Huantar - S7 E9

    Season 7, Episode 9

    Show notes

    Chavin de Huantar, high up in the Peruvian Andes, was once thought to be Andean Civilization's "mother culture". It's not. But is it the mother of Andean religion?

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    35 min
  17. Cabeza de Vaca - S7 E8

    Season 7, Episode 8

    Show notes

    Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish conquistador who was shipwrecked in Florida in 1527 and walked his way to Mexico. He and his companions were lost for 8 years! This is his story.

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    27 min
  18. How I Mapped Palenque Part 10 - S7 E7

    Season 7, Episode 7

    Show notes

    The final chapter of How I Mapped Palenque! In this episode the team photo documents Palenque's hidden architecture, Ed drives an invisible car over the Belizean border, and three years of the Palenque Mapping Project comes to a celebratory end.

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    27 min
  19. How I Mapped Palenque Part 9 - S7 E6

    Season 7, Episode 6

    Show notes

    In this episode, the mapping crew explores eastern Palenque, finding a hidden waterfall and a massive building hiding right next to a tourist campground. They also have more run ins with the landowners of the west.

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    29 min
  20. How I Mapped Palenque Part 8 - S7 E5

    Season 7, Episode 5

    Show notes

    Part 8 of the story behind the Palenque Mapping Project. In this episode, the team climbs waterfalls, encounters a Maya giant, and maps their way towards the eastern edge of Palenque.

    Support the show

    Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed

    ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/

    Mayan Calendar - see the 2027 Mayan Calendar at https://www.mayan-calendar.com

    Bars and Dots, Maya date calculator software - https://www.barsanddots.com

    Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
    https://www.mayaexploration.org

    Check out Ed's YouTube Channel, Archaeologist Ed Barnhart

    https://www.youtube.com/@Ed_Barnhart

    28 min