Shawn Ryan Show: Ed Barnhart on Lost Maya Cities, Amazon Earthworks, and Ancient Genius

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Ancient history meets jungle exploration in this condensed Shawn Ryan Show conversation with host Shawn Ryan and archaeologist-explorer Ed Barnhart. In the full episode, Barnhart explains why he rejects alien myths about the Maya, how he discovered a lost city in Belize, and what ancient astronomy, base-20 math, zero, and cyclical time reveal about one of the world’s most sophisticated civilizations. This summary trims the original long-form discussion into a fast, insightful listen, covering Maya society, sacrifice, royal politics, the collapse after Spanish contact, and why the Amazon may hold tens of thousands of overlooked earthworks from a far larger ancient population. You’ll also…