We went live on youtube again for another Listener Communications episode, with Laura(SnakeWife) in studio. Thank you all for the wonderful emails, maybe soon we will actually get caught up!

We went live on YouTube to discuss our recent trip to Turkey with Ben from UnchartedX. We talk about Gobekli Tepe and the popular narrative that has been built around the site, and the newer scientific information that is being published that changes what archaeologists think about the site. We also discuss Karahan Tepe,  Sogmatar, Nemrut Dagi, and the general area of Turkey around the city of Sanliurfa.   Executive Producers: Troy Peter Shell Johnathan Bracken NewPhaze

We are joined by John from Living Dreams Mexico to talk about the Maya, their long history, and the development of their culture and building styles. John runs a tour company in Mexico and is very familiar with many of the Mayan sites, and he gives us a lesson in the basic Mayan history and the associated architectural styles. We also discuss a bit about Mayan theology, astronomy, and the connection with the Olmecs. After the interview with John, we give an Ag update and tackle some emails.

We went live on Youtube to talk about the amazing sites we visited in Turkey, and to show some of our video footage and photos. We discussed Nemrut Dagi, Gobekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe, Sogmatar, and more. If you want to see the video with all the images and footage, check it out on our YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/live/utTC8_XPDjU   Thanks to all who participated in the live chat with questions and donations!

We are back in the cube from our trip to Turkey, discussing the culture of the country, the beautiful city of Sanliurfa, and the many amazing ancient sites we visited. After an overview of the trip itself and some brief discussion of other sites like Karahan Tepe, Harran, and Sogmatar, we get into some details about Gobekli Tepe that we observed, as well as some of what we learned from reading the scientific literature associated with the site. As always, there is more to come. Enjoy!   Thanks very much to everyone who has donated! here are the Producers for Episode #283: Executive Producers: Andrea Johnson Anton Karl Edward Goy Jim Coogler Associate Executive Producers: Donna Sneden Adam Knudsen Roshan Choxi