The year was 1999. Ed and his crew started year two of the Palenque Mapping Project. Ed recounts the story - snakes, pyramids, tombs, and a visit from the President of Mexico! Season 6, Episode 1 - aired September 1, 2024.


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Dr. Barnhart is the director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to the study of ancient civilizations in the Americas and beyond. MEC shares their knowledge with the general public through publications, public lectures, and educational travel programs. https://www.mayaexploration.org

Dr. Barnhart has four lecture series available through Great Courses – a total of 104, 30 minutes lectures on the ancient Americas. You can view all the lectures on the Great Courses streaming platform, Great Courses Plus:

https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/edwin-barnhart

Dr. Barnhart’s Great Courses are also available through Audible:

https://www.audible.com/search?searchNarrator=Edwin+Barnhart

His newest Great Courses series on Olmec Civilization comes out in Spring of 2025.

The ArchaeoEd Podcast is about the civilizations of the ancient Americas. It’s just Ed, explaining what he’s learned in over 30 years as an archaeologist, an explorer, and a seeker of esoteric knowledge. https://www.archaeoed.com

The ArchaeoEd Podcast is supported primarily through Patreon. Consider supporting Ed’s independence as an archaeologist through: https://www.patreon.com/archaeoEd

Maya Calendar Learning Resources

Dr. Barnhart has developed several tools to help people understand the Ancient Maya Calendar systems.

An annual wall calendar that shows both the Maya and Gregorian (Christian) dates for each day of the year. The 2025 Mayan Calendar is available for purchase at: https://www.mayan-calendar.com

Maya Calendar iPhone App by Edwin Barnhart. It can calculate your Maya birthdate, giving you information about your personality and destiny according to modern Maya wisdom. Find it on the Apple Appstore here:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/maya-calendar/id305642777

Bars and Dots is Maya calendar calculator program available at https://www.barsanddots.com . Created by Dr. Barnhart and software engineer Matt Neel, it’s the most sophisticated Maya calendar calculation tool ever created. And it's FREE!

Support the show

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

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

Matt Savino's book Land Without a Continent
https://www.amazon.com/Land-Without-Continent-through-Central/dp/1959099728