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Ed Barnhart: "The Maya Underworld Wasn’t Hell" | Next Level Soul #shorts

✨ Go Deeper Than YouTube Ever Could 👉 http://www.nextlevelsoul.tv Stream this episode ad-free and unlock the entire Next Level Soul universe — movies, series, live events, originals, courses, audiobooks, and meditations — all in one app. 👉 Watch Now on Next Level Soul TV: http://www.nextlevelsoul.tv --------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------- Welcome to the Next Level Soul Podcast with Alex Ferrari where we ask the big questions about life. Why are we here? Is this all there is? What is my soul’s mission? We attempt to answer those questions and more by bringing you raw and inspiring conversations with some of the most fascinating and thought provoking guests on the planet today. New episodes of Next Level Soul air every Friday anywhere you listen to podcasts. Let's take your SOUL to the next level. All links to today's guest's books and official site - click below: 👉 http://www.nextlevelsoul.com/423 Watch the Full Episode 👉 https://youtu.be/O4s_KHnwsqE --------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------- Dr. Edwin Barnhart, director of the Maya Exploration Center, has over twenty years of experience in Central and South America as an archaeologist, explorer, and instructor. He has appeared in over a dozen documentaries and given presentations worldwide. His involvement in Maya studies began in 1990 as an archaeological intern in the ruins of Copan, Honduras. In January 1996, he was invited to return to Copan and help the University of Pennsylvania excavate the early acropolis and the tomb of the city's lineage founder. From 1992-1995, he studied art, iconography, and epigraphy (hieroglyphic translation) under the late Dr. Linda Schele at the University of Texas at Austin. During that same time, he worked across the state of Texas as a contract archaeologist. In 1994 he began working as a surveyor and a UT field school instructor in the jungles of Northwestern Belize. After finding numerous small villages, Dr. Barnhart discovered the ancient city of Ma'ax Na (Monkey House), a major center of the Classic Maya Period. He mapped over 600 structures at Ma'ax Na between 1995 and 1997 before moving his research focus to Chiapas, Mexico. Also while in Belize, Dr. Barnhart worked with the Belize Post Classic Project mapping the island of Caye Coco and excavating a series of burials on an island in Laguna de On. Dr. Barnhart received his Masters degree in May of 1996 and began teaching Anthropology classes at Southwest Texas State University the following September. He taught Archaeology and Anthropology classes at SWTS until 1998, when he was invited by the Mexican government to direct the Palenque Mapping Project. The Palenque Mapping Project was a three-year effort to survey and map the unknown sections of Palenque's ruins. Over 1100 new structures were documented, bringing the site to almost 1500. The resultant map has been celebrated as one of the most detailed and accurate ever of a Maya ruin. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001 with his dissertation entitled The Palenque Mapping Project: Settlement Patterns and Urbanism in An Ancient Maya City. --------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------- 🔔 Subscribe & Stay Connected Subscribe to Next Level Soul Podcast 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@NextLevelSoul Subscribe to NLS Clips 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@NextLevelSoulClips 🌍 Now Available in Spanish, German, French & More Choose your language 👉 https://nextlevelsoul.com/world ✨ Join the global movement to elevate consciousness 👉 https://www.nextlevelsoul.tv --------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------- 🎧 Listen to the Podcast Apple Podcasts ➡️ https://nextlevelsoul.com/apple Spotify ➡️ https://nextlevelsoul.com/spotify --------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- --------------- ⚠️ Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views of Next Level Soul, its subsidiaries, or affiliated entities. 🚫 Re-uploads or ANY use of our content is strictly prohibited.