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To prepare for S02E04, we present a quick overview of Maya culture we're calling Maya 101. Listen in awe as Jeb distills 3000 years of Maya culture down into 90 mins!
An influential book mentioned by Jeb: A Forest of Kings
Notes: Preclassic 1500 BC – 250 AD
Classic Period 250-1000 AD
Postclassic 900-1520 AD
The stunning pyramid complex of El Mirador
Example of Olmec Heads mentioned (Wikimedia)
Link to image of the stunning scale of El Mirador. (drawing by T.L. Rutledge)
Yuri Valentinovich researcher
Bishop Diego de Landa the priest who demanded Maya language be written for him
(If David Anderson has his Star Wars story written down or recorded anywhere and I find it, I'll link to it here.)
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To prepare for S02E04, we present a quick overview of Maya culture we're calling Maya 101. Listen in awe as Jeb distills 3000 years of Maya culture down into 90 mins!
An influential book mentioned by Jeb: A Forest of Kings
Notes: Preclassic 1500 BC – 250 AD
Classic Period 250-1000 AD
Postclassic 900-1520 AD
The stunning pyramid complex of El Mirador
Example of Olmec Heads mentioned (Wikimedia)
Link to image of the stunning scale of El Mirador. (drawing by T.L. Rutledge)
Yuri Valentinovich researcher
Bishop Diego de Landa the priest who demanded Maya language be written for him
(If David Anderson has his Star Wars story written down or recorded anywhere and I find it, I'll link to it here.)

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