Archaeology textbooks tell a familiar story about human history: Stone tools, cave art, nomadic life, then civilization.
But a growing number of voices think we're missing a chapter—signs of an earlier advanced culture, lost to time.
This episode explores the question underneath it all: Is there really a forgotten era of human ingenuity, or are we inventing a more epic past because it makes the human story feel bigger?
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Featuring:
Eduardo Góes Neves: Professor of archeology, University of Sao Paulo
Edwin Barnhart: Director, Maya Exploration Center
Flint Dibble: Teacher in archaeology, Cardiff University
Sarah Parcak: Professor of anthropology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
