Dr. David Carballo is back for another round with DemystifySci, this time all about the timeline of the peopling of the Americas. We talk about the timeline for human habitation of the Americas, where those people might have come from, and how it was that they came to organize themselves into villages, cities, and eventually empires. The first half of the conversation deals extensively with the early human history of the Americas, and the second half is all about the specifics of Teotihuacan - who built it, how did they do it, and how do we know? Support the scientific revolution with a monthly donation: https://bit.ly/3lcAasB Or by getting one of Dr. Carballo's books: Collision of Worlds: https://amzn.to/3GeBpTw Urbanization and Religion in Ancient Central Mexico: https://amzn.to/3hQF1BH Cooperation and Collective Action: https://amzn.to/3Vhjzn6 Obsidian Reflections: https://amzn.to/3WINWEc As always, let us know what you think in the comments! 00:00 Go! 00:02:02 Day in the Life of an Ancient 00:11:23 Genetic evidence of a Pacific Diaspora 00:20:19 The Birth of Cities 00:30:16 The Birth of Trade Routes 00:37:23 Eroded clues of Olmec Social Lives 00:45:26 Continuous inhabitation of ancient sites 00:52:05 Where does a city like Teotihuacan come from? 01:00:22 The Convergence of Gods 01:10:50 A Cosmological Thread 01:18:25 Who built the Pyramids? 01:29:07 Maturing in the shadow of a dead civilization #ancienthistory #archeology #demystifysci Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics THE MATERIAL WORLD 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