Dr. Marc Zender and Dr. Marcello Canuto are researchers at Tulane University's Middle American Research Institute who specialize in the history of the Mayan peoples. We talk about the similarities between the bronze-age collapse and the emptying-out of the Mayan homelands, discovery of more than 1,000 settlements long-hidden beneath the teeming canopy around Guatemala’s El Mirador, the difficult work of accurately reconstructing ancient history, and the sticky appeal of ancient aliens narratives. Support the Podcast by getting learned about the Maya: Popul Vuh, Tedlock tr.: https://amzn.to/3Z2T33C Maya Gods and Monsters, Karasik & Huerta: https://amzn.to/3Iz3pkM Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens, Martin & Grube: https://amzn.to/3SuNcS1 Yucatan Before and After the Conquest, de Landa: https://amzn.to/3SuNcS1 Breaking the Maya Code, Coe: https://amzn.to/3Z2T33C Support the scientific revolution by joining our Patreon: https://bit.ly/3lcAasB Let us know what you think in the comments or on our Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub 00:00 Go! 00:05:44 The Procession of Kings 00:09:45 Changing Paradigms of the Maya 00:16:10 A Constant Cultural Heart 00:33:14 The End of Culture 00:39:58 Propagation of a People 00:55:32 Cultural Areas & Conquest 01:05:05 Missing Stories 01:15:58 Oral Traditions and Song 01:32:03 The Cycle of Civilizations 01:44:17 Sacrifice 02:09:14 Graham Hancock #maya #civilization #ancienthistory Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Michael Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671