Having served almost three decades as an archaeologist, explorer, and instructor Dr. Edwin Barnhart, referred to herein as Ed, is Director of the Maya Exploration Center and host of the ArchaeoEd podcast. 

As a distinguished Fellow of the Explorers Club Ed has published numerous papers and he’s featured in over a dozen documentaries about the astronomy and architecture of ancient civilizations.
Ed’s aerial fieldwork in Northwestern Belize led to the discovery of the ancient city of Ma'ax Na, which is recognised as a significant achievement in Classic Maya Period research.

He also directed the Palenque Mapping Project, a groundbreaking three-year initiative documenting over 1100 hitherto unknown maya structures in Palenque. In this episode Ed explains that many of the associations presented between Maya temple architecture and the cycles of Venus are figments of researchers' imaginations, and he replaces modern-myths with facets of Maya cosmology and lunar astronomy.

We also discuss Maya, Muisca and Khmer reverence for the sun at its zenith, and how certain latitudes were made sacred and embroiled in cylindrical rites and rituals. Enjoy this cosmic meandering with one of North America’s most riveting and dynamic archaeological storytellers,Dr. Edwin Barnhart.

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Dr. Edwin Barnhart: https://mayaexploration.com/staff_barnhart.php

ArchaeoEd Podcast: https://archaeoed.com/
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