Luke Caverns

You know, DNA is very much confirming that everybody that's an American Indian, their DNA, phenotype-wise, is from Asia. Yeah. And even the Maya themselves have a trait that they don't talk about very often. It's just private business. But their babies are born with what's called the Mongolian spot. This kind of birthmark right above their butt. I've heard of that. It's a very Mongolian trait.

You know, DNA is very much confirming that everybody that's an American Indian, their DNA, phenotype-wise, is from Asia. Yeah. And even the Maya themselves have a trait that they don't talk about very often. It's just private business. But their babies are born with what's called the Mongolian spot. This kind of birthmark right above their butt. I've heard of that. It's a very Mongolian trait.

And the Maya... Typically, I've seen a friend's baby with that spot on their back. It goes away, I think, certainly by year two. But they are born on the outside with a very Asian trait. So even today, genetics-wise, they're very Asian. How did the Olmec get there? I think they were homegrown. Homegrown. They developed there from hunter-gatherers into basic farmers.

And the Maya... Typically, I've seen a friend's baby with that spot on their back. It goes away, I think, certainly by year two. But they are born on the outside with a very Asian trait. So even today, genetics-wise, they're very Asian. How did the Olmec get there? I think they were homegrown. Homegrown. They developed there from hunter-gatherers into basic farmers.

And the Maya... Typically, I've seen a friend's baby with that spot on their back. It goes away, I think, certainly by year two. But they are born on the outside with a very Asian trait. So even today, genetics-wise, they're very Asian. How did the Olmec get there? I think they were homegrown. Homegrown. They developed there from hunter-gatherers into basic farmers.

What's funny, one of the things I'm going to push back on in my series is we have traditionally, we archaeologists have said, It was the advent of intensive corn agriculture that allowed the Olmec to grow in such huge numbers, to feed a population where they could have a city that had 20,000, 30,000 people in it. But it's turning out that the oldest of the cities named San Lorenzo actually wasn't

What's funny, one of the things I'm going to push back on in my series is we have traditionally, we archaeologists have said, It was the advent of intensive corn agriculture that allowed the Olmec to grow in such huge numbers, to feed a population where they could have a city that had 20,000, 30,000 people in it. But it's turning out that the oldest of the cities named San Lorenzo actually wasn't

What's funny, one of the things I'm going to push back on in my series is we have traditionally, we archaeologists have said, It was the advent of intensive corn agriculture that allowed the Olmec to grow in such huge numbers, to feed a population where they could have a city that had 20,000, 30,000 people in it. But it's turning out that the oldest of the cities named San Lorenzo actually wasn't

doing corn farming, only a very little bit. They had created this incredible riverine resource system where they put themselves up on a high plateau with this huge kilometer long platform for the royals. But then there were 20, 30,000 people around it, all fishing, and they would wait for the seasonal inundation to flood all of the floodplains below. And they'd build up these little islands

doing corn farming, only a very little bit. They had created this incredible riverine resource system where they put themselves up on a high plateau with this huge kilometer long platform for the royals. But then there were 20, 30,000 people around it, all fishing, and they would wait for the seasonal inundation to flood all of the floodplains below. And they'd build up these little islands

doing corn farming, only a very little bit. They had created this incredible riverine resource system where they put themselves up on a high plateau with this huge kilometer long platform for the royals. But then there were 20, 30,000 people around it, all fishing, and they would wait for the seasonal inundation to flood all of the floodplains below. And they'd build up these little islands

where they would smoke and cook the fish that they were getting out of that and make it kind of less perishable. It would last longer. But that was one of their main resources, that and shellfish. And by the time other cultures influenced them enough to be intensive corn farming, San Lorenzo realized that where they were positioned sucked for corn farming. It was seasonally inundated.

where they would smoke and cook the fish that they were getting out of that and make it kind of less perishable. It would last longer. But that was one of their main resources, that and shellfish. And by the time other cultures influenced them enough to be intensive corn farming, San Lorenzo realized that where they were positioned sucked for corn farming. It was seasonally inundated.

where they would smoke and cook the fish that they were getting out of that and make it kind of less perishable. It would last longer. But that was one of their main resources, that and shellfish. And by the time other cultures influenced them enough to be intensive corn farming, San Lorenzo realized that where they were positioned sucked for corn farming. It was seasonally inundated.

So the civilization shifted To another part of that area and the site of La Venta turns up. La Venta has tons of corn farming around it. They picked a better place to be corn farmers. But the origins of Olmec society are not agriculture. They figured out how to just harvest fish and shellfish out of their region on a whole new level.

So the civilization shifted To another part of that area and the site of La Venta turns up. La Venta has tons of corn farming around it. They picked a better place to be corn farmers. But the origins of Olmec society are not agriculture. They figured out how to just harvest fish and shellfish out of their region on a whole new level.

So the civilization shifted To another part of that area and the site of La Venta turns up. La Venta has tons of corn farming around it. They picked a better place to be corn farmers. But the origins of Olmec society are not agriculture. They figured out how to just harvest fish and shellfish out of their region on a whole new level.

I mean – I don't think there is a consensus. I think the commonly accepted story, I will say, is that they did combinations of floating them down rivers and rolling them on rollers. But I don't really see it happening. In fact, for sure, the old idea of a raft does not work.

I mean – I don't think there is a consensus. I think the commonly accepted story, I will say, is that they did combinations of floating them down rivers and rolling them on rollers. But I don't really see it happening. In fact, for sure, the old idea of a raft does not work.

I mean – I don't think there is a consensus. I think the commonly accepted story, I will say, is that they did combinations of floating them down rivers and rolling them on rollers. But I don't really see it happening. In fact, for sure, the old idea of a raft does not work.