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ArchaeoEd Podcast

Dr. Ed Barnhart

Archaeologist Dr. Ed Barnhart talks about ancient civilizations of the Americas. You know, the one's western history books spend a page or two discussing. A new episode on the 1st of every m...

ArchaeoEd Podcast Podcast Guide

Listen to ArchaeoEd Podcast, a Society & Culture podcast by Dr. Ed Barnhart. Stream 60 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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One More Thing - Copan 1997 - S5 E8

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 ide...

7:04Jun 17, 2026

One More Thing - Ancient Warriors - S5 E7

One more thing about the Season 5 episode on Ancient American Weapons - about the warriors of the Pacific Northwest coast. Intensely pridefu...

6:55Jun 11, 2026

One More Thing - Linda Schele - S5 E6

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 sou...

3:36Jun 3, 2026

Chavin de Huantar - S7 E9

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 mot...

35:21May 1, 2026

Cabeza de Vaca - S7 E8

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 lo...

27:28Apr 1, 2026

How I Mapped Palenque Part 10 - S7 E7

The final chapter of How I Mapped Palenque! In this episode the team photo documents Palenque's hidden architecture, Ed drives an invis...

27:01Mar 1, 2026

How I Mapped Palenque Part 9 - S7 E6

In this episode, the mapping crew explores eastern Palenque, finding a hidden waterfall and a massive building hiding right next to a touris...

28:52Feb 1, 2026

How I Mapped Palenque Part 8 - S7 E5

Part 8 of the story behind the Palenque Mapping Project. In this episode, the team climbs waterfalls, encounters a Maya giant, and maps thei...

27:32Jan 1, 2026

How I Mapped Palenque Part 7 - S7 E4

Part 7 in the 9 part story of how I mapped Palenque. In this episode, you'll hear about hidden caves, feats of ancient hydraulic engine...

31:30Dec 4, 2025

Ancestral Pueblo Religion S7E3

What was the nature of Ancestral Pueblo religion? That question is more difficult than you may expect. Join Ed as he sorts through the theor...

36:05Nov 1, 2025

Ancestral Pueblo - S7E2

The Ancestral Pueblo of what's now called the American Southwest mastered the art of living in dry and arid conditions. Their ability t...

30:39Oct 1, 2025

Archaeological Terminology S7 E1

Does it bother you when people use a bunch of industry specific jargon to make themselves sounds smart? Join Ed as he explains some archaeol...

37:46Sep 1, 2025

Danger in Wyoming - S6 E9

Story time at ArchaeoEd. Once upon a time, Ed almost lost his life on an Indian reservation in Wyoming. Support the show Support ArchaeoEd t...

20:54May 1, 2025

Rapa Nui - S6E8

Rapa Nui is one of the world's most remote islands and home to an amazing ancient civilization. Actually not that ancient - the Rapa Nu...

32:37Apr 1, 2025

The Inca Capital City of Cuzco - S6E7

Cuzco was the capital city of the ancient Inca Empire. Set in a lush valley high up in the Andes, it was arguably the most sophisticated cit...

36:44Mar 1, 2025

Inca Origins - S6E6

Inca creation stories speak of previous eras, floods, and the eventual creation of the best of peoples - the Inca. Four brothers and four si...

35:23Feb 1, 2025

The Aztec Capital of Tenochtitlan - S6E5

Nestled in the Valley of Mexico, the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was the largest city ever built in the pre-Columbian Americas. Its daily...

33:41Jan 1, 2025

Aztec Origins - S6 E4

The Aztecs were Mesoamerica's mightiest empire. But how did they get there? Well, it all started in a place called Aztlan. Support the...

38:07Dec 1, 2024

How I Mapped Palenque Part 6, S6E3

In the summer of 1999, Ed and crew were risking life and limb to map the western side of Palenque. More snakes, more fantastic discoveries,...

30:21Nov 8, 2024

How I Mapped Palenque Part 5 - S6 E2

In May and June of 1999, Ed and his mapping crew were hard at work puzzling out western Palenque. More deadly snakes, collapsed tombs, and 1...

35:38Oct 1, 2024