Nestled in the Valley of Mexico, the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was the largest city ever built in the pre-Columbian Americas. Its daily mixture of violence and beauty was something that we modern humans should contemplate as part of our collective past.

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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

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

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For a 2025 Mayan Calendar wall calendar, log on to https://www.mayan-calendar.com

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

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, and more crazy stories of life in Chiapas, Mexico.

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

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

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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!

Untethered & Wanderwise: Female Travel Over 45

A travel podcast for women over 45 who want to explore this big beautiful world.

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Ed's day job is Director of Maya Exploration Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit
https://www.mayaexploration.org

Support the show

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

For a 2025 Mayan Calendar wall calendar, log on to https://www.mayan-calendar.com

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